spq-rebuttal
Use when writing the response to a Social Psychology Quarterly (SPQ) revise-and-resubmit. SPQ reviewers come from different sociological-social-psychology traditions and may pull in different directions, so the response must convert each reviewer without alienating the editor while protecting the structure–individual contribution. Structures the response letter; it does not fabricate new results.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill spq-rebuttal --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# R&R Rebuttal (spq-rebuttal) An SPQ **R&R is an opportunity**, not a promise. Because reviewers are drawn from across the field's traditions (symbolic interaction, SSP, group processes, identity, affect), they often weigh the paper by different standards. The response letter must move *every* reviewer toward yes while keeping the editor confident the revision is convergent — and without diluting the **structure–individual** contribution. ## When to trigger - An R&R decision arrived and you are planning the revision + response letter - Reviewers from different traditions disagree and you must reconcile their demands - A reviewer requests analyses or framing that would change the paper's claims - Writing the cover note to the editor summarizing the revision ## Strategy 1. **Read the editor's letter as the rubric.** The editor signals which points are decisive — solve those first; the editor adjudicates disagreements among reviewers. 2. **One point-by-point response, every comment addressed.** Quote each comment, then respond. Never skip one — silence reads as non-compliance. 3. **Concede or rebut explicitly, with evidence.** For each: did what was asked (say where, with the new text
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What does the spq-rebuttal skill do?
Use when writing the response to a Social Psychology Quarterly (SPQ) revise-and-resubmit. SPQ reviewers come from different sociological-social-psychology traditions and may pull in different directions, so the response must convert each reviewer without alienating the editor while protecting the structure–individual contribution. Structures the response letter; it does not fabricate new results.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill spq-rebuttal --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.