Science Response

Science Reviewer Response

Use this skill to turn review comments and author notes into an auditable response package. The response letter should help the editor verify that every concern has a concrete answer.

Chinese trigger examples include 审稿意见回复, 逐点回复, 大修回复, 小修回复, and 如何回复 reviewer.

Default stance

• Preserve reviewer comments faithfully.
• Answer every editor and reviewer item.
• Map every claimed change to manuscript location, figure, table, supplement, citation, or

AUTHOR_INPUT_NEEDED.

• Do not invent experiments, analyses, citations, line numbers, figure panels, or changes.
• Prefer concise, evidence-linked replies over defensive explanations.
• If a response pushes back, first show that the concern was understood, then anchor the

disagreement in evidence, journal scope, or study design.

Open extra files

| File | Open when | |---|---| | [references/response-structure.md](references/response-structure.md) | Need full response-package anatomy and tracker fields | | [references/tone-and-traceability.md](references/tone-and-traceability.md) | Need disagreement phrasing, tone repair, or line/figure mapping | | [references/qa-checklist.md](references/qa-checklist.md) | Before finalizing or auditing a draft response |

Workflow

1. Identify decision type: minor revision, major revision, revise-and-resubmit, transfer, reject

with invitation, or unclear.

1. Extract editor instructions first and label them E.1, E.2.
2. Split reviewer comments into R1.1, R1.2, R2.1...
3. Classify each item:

data, analysis, method, statistics, writing, figure, citation, scope, ethics/policy, or misunderstanding.

1. Assign action:

revised, new analysis, new experiment, clarified, added citation, justified no change, or AUTHOR_INPUT_NEEDED.

1. Draft responses only after the tracker is complete.
2. Run QA for completeness, traceability, factuality, and tone.

Output format

Response strategy summary
- Decision type:
- Overall posture:
- Major risks:

Comment-response tracker
| ID | Concern | Type | Severity | Action | Manuscript location | Missing input |

Draft point-by-point response
[letter]

Revision checklist
- [specific manuscript changes]

Risk flags
- [specific flags or "None"]

For Chinese author notes, write the submission-facing response in English and include a brief Chinese action checklist.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: shikaijieskj
• Source: shikaijieskj/science-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.