Guidelines for Manuscript Revision

Here are some guidelines for authors who need to revise their manuscripts after peer review
If you have been asked to revise your manuscript, you may experience a range of emotions:

• relief - that the manuscript has not been rejected
• frustration - that more work is required of you
• anger - because the reviewers criticized your writing

That is a very human reaction. However, please approach the reviewer comments and revision requirements with an open mind. Contrary to the popular stereotype, most reviewers are not trying to make the author's life difficult, but to help them improve the quality of their manuscript.
Also, even though you have paid a manuscript processing fee, that does not guarantee acceptance for publication. The editorial team does not want to reject a manuscript at this stage, but if an author is unwilling or unable to make the necessary changes, the editors have no choice but to reject the manuscript.

Do's:

• Do read the reviewer comments carefully: do they have a valid point?
• Do consider why they are requesting changes or asking for more information.
  View your manuscript from the perspective of a reader/reviewer:
  - why might they not have understood your argument?
  - what can you do to make your argument clearer?

Dont's:

• Don't make artificial changes to the manuscript and claim that you have addressed the reviewer's concern.
• Don't reject a reviewer's suggestions without giving the editorial team a clear explanation why you are doing it.
• Don't just add more words to your manuscript when actual restructuring or rewriting of some parts is required.