Dear Dr [Insert editor’s surname here],


Re: Manuscript reference No. [Insert tracking number or code here]


Please find attached a revised version of our manuscript “[Insert the title of your manuscript here]”,

which we would like to resubmit for publication as a [Insert article type here] in [Insert Journal name here].


Your comments and those of the reviewers were highly insightful and enabled us to greatly improve the quality of our manuscript. In the following pages are our point-by-point responses to each of the comments of the reviewers as well as your own comments.


Revisions in the text are shown using yellow highlight for additions, and strikethrough font [example] for deletions. In accordance with reviewer [insert Reviewer number here]’s suggestion, we [insert changes you made according to suggestions; e.g., We removed table 1 and replaced Figure 3]. We hope that the revisions in the manuscript and our accompanying responses will be sufficient to make our manuscript suitable for publication in [Insert Journal name here].


We shall look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.


Yours sincerely,


[Insert your name, degrees and title if appropriate]

Address: [Insert]

Ph: [Insert]

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E-mail: [Insert]


Responses to the comments of Reviewer #1


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Response: [Insert response here in italics]


2. [Insert Comment here: copy and paste directly]


Response: [Insert response here in italics]


Responses to the comments of Reviewer #2


  1. [Insert Comment here: copy and paste directly]


Response: [Insert response here in italics]


2. [Insert Comment here: copy and paste directly]


Response: [Insert response here in italics]