How to survive peer review

1. How to Survive Peer Review
Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood
Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
University of the Punjab

2. If your submission is rejected
 Read reviewers’ comments carefully.
 You probably chose the wrong journal. Search again for a
right journal.
 There may be a major flaw in your work. Think about
your findings critically, discuss them with colleagues, and
be honest about their implications and limitations.
 Resubmitting to the same journal is not usually
worthwhile. However, …
 Don’t be too disheartened, most work can be published
somewhere.

3. If your submission needs a revision
 It is very common in review process.
 Don’t feel obligated to make all recommended changes. If
you don’t want to accommodate all suggestions, give
convincing reasons for it.
 Share your revision plan with co-authors.
 Revise the manuscript and highlight the revised text.
 Also remove other errors found at this stage.

4. If your submission needs a revision
 Prepare a response describing what you have changed
(List all the reviewer’s comments and your answer to
each one).
 Don't ignore any comments.
 Cite literature in the revised manuscript in support of
your response.
 Follow the time-line.
 Don’t take comments personally. Be polite and respectful
in all correspondence.

5. Example of response table

6. Best of luck for your publishing career
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