asq-rebuttal
R&R Rebuttal (asq-rebuttal)
When to trigger
- You have an ASQ R&R and have already revised the manuscript
- You need to structure a point-by-point response document
- Reviewers disagree and you must navigate between them without contradicting yourself
Revise the paper first. The response letter documents changes you made; it is not a substitute for making them. If you have not revised yet, return to the relevant asq-* skill.
Mindset for an ASQ revision
ASQ's review is developmental — treat reviewers as collaborators who took the idea seriously. The winning posture is gracious, responsive, and intellectually serious: accommodate where they are right, and where you disagree, argue with evidence and respect rather than dismissal. The central question the handling editor (under Editor Beth Bechky, term began July 1, 2025) and reviewers will ask is "did the idea mature?" — consistent with ASQ's emphasis on curating papers that will endure. Foreground how the contribution got deeper, not just which boxes you ticked. A response letter that reads as a checklist of mechanical robustness additions — adequate at some quantitative-leaning journals — will underperform here if the theoretical insight has not sharpened.