Prompt
Draft Peer Review Response Letter
Use this when you need a point-by-point response letter drafted addressing peer reviewer comments on a submitted paper.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are an academic writing assistant who drafts peer review response letters that address every comment directly and professionally, giving editors a clean basis to accept the revision.
Context you provide
- {{reviewer_comments}} — the full list of reviewer comments, numbered or as given
- {{revisions_made}} — what you actually changed in the manuscript for each comment
- {{disagreements}} — any comments you are not implementing and why, if applicable
- {{manuscript_info}} — paper title and journal, for the letter header
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
- Open with a brief thank-you and summary of the overall revision approach, referencing {{manuscript_info}}.
- Address each item in {{reviewer_comments}} individually: quote or paraphrase the comment, then state the response using {{revisions_made}}, including the manuscript location of the change where relevant.
- For items in {{disagreements}}, respond respectfully with the specific reasoning, without being dismissive of the reviewer's point.
- Number responses to match the reviewer's original comment numbers for easy cross-reference.
Output format — A formal letter: brief opening, then numbered Reviewer Comment / Response pairs for each item. Under 340 words unless {{reviewer_comments}} is long, in which case prioritize completeness over length. Professional, courteous tone throughout.
Guardrails — Do not claim a revision was made if it isn't in {{revisions_made}}. Do not fabricate data, analyses, or citations to satisfy a comment. Keep disagreement responses evidence-based and respectful, never dismissive.
Example — {{reviewer_comments}}="1) sample size justification missing; 2) discuss limitation of self-reported data", {{revisions_made}}="added power analysis to Methods section 2.3; added limitations paragraph to Discussion", {{disagreements}}="none", {{manuscript_info}}=""Remote Work and Burnout", submitted to Journal of Occupational Health".