R&R Rebuttal (jbv-rebuttal)

When to trigger

• You received a major-revision (R&R) decision from a JBV handling editor
• You have revised (or are planning to revise) and need the response letter
• Reviewers disagree, or a reviewer doubts the entrepreneurship contribution
• You are in a later round and must show cumulative progress

Revise first, then write the letter

Do not draft the response before the manuscript is actually revised — a response that promises changes not yet made reads as evasive to a developmental handling editor.

Prioritize the handling editor's concerns

Because the handling editor's letter sets the priorities at JBV: