R&R Response & Rebuttal (amj-rebuttal)

When to trigger

• You received an AMJ R&R and have planned the revision (via amj-review-process)
• You have actually made (or scoped) the manuscript changes and need to write the response document
• You must reconcile conflicting reviewer demands for the action editor
• A later-round decision asks you to defend or further revise prior changes

Write the response letter after revising the manuscript, not before. The letter documents changes you have made, not promises. AMJ's process is developmental and typically multi-round; resubmit the revised manuscript and response document through ScholarOne (mc.manuscriptcentral.com/AMJ), keeping the same action editor across rounds where possible, and remember the revised main body still must respect the 40-page limit (text + references + appendices).

Response-document structure