R&R Rebuttal (psychbull-rebuttal)

A Psychological Bulletin R&R on a synthesis is distinctive: reviewer requests often touch the search, eligibility, coding, model, or bias analyses — any of which can ripple through every downstream estimate, table, and figure. The response letter must convert each reviewer and keep the editor confident without breaking the synthesis's internal consistency or its deposited package.

When to trigger

• An R&R decision arrived and you are planning the revision + response letter
• A reviewer wants the search expanded, studies added, or eligibility changed
• A reviewer requests a different model, more moderators, or more bias diagnostics
• Reviewers disagree and you must reconcile their demands

Strategy