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Use after a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) revise-and-resubmit to plan the revision and draft the point-by-point response — prioritizing the Senior Editor's first-order concerns (identification, the channel, measurement) and updating the required data-and-code package. Plans and drafts the response; it does not run the new analyses from scratch (jar-data-analysis) or re-run the submission preflight (jar-submission).

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R&R Revision & Response (jar-rebuttal)

When to trigger

  • You received a JAR revise-and-resubmit and must plan the revision
  • You need to draft the point-by-point response to the Senior Editor and referees
  • Referees disagree and you must triage which concerns are binding
  • New analyses change tables and the data-and-code package needs updating

Sequence: revise first, then write the response

Do the analytical work before drafting the letter. A JAR R&R turns on whether you have actually strengthened identification, the economic channel, and measurement — not on rhetorical skill. The Senior Editor's letter is the binding map: it tells you which referee points are first-order (and must be resolved) versus second-order (where a reasoned reply may suffice). Address the editor's priorities first.

Triage the referee points

  • First-order (must resolve): endogeneity/identification threats, an unidentified channel, fragile or invalid construct measurement, sample-construction concerns. These usually require new analyses (a cleaner setting, additional diagnostics, alternative proxies, falsification tests).
  • Second-order (resolve or reason): additional robustness, exposition, framing, extra citations. Implement where cheap; otherwise explain clearly.
  • Conflicting referees: do not whipsaw the paper. State the trade-off and follow the Senior Editor's steer; note where you sided with one referee and why.

Draft the response letter

  • One point, one response. Quote each comment, then give your response and point to the exact change (section, table number, new analysis).
  • Show the new evidence. For identification/measurement concerns, present the new table or diagnostic in the letter (or a response appendix), not just a promise.
  • Be candid about limits. Where a concern cannot be fully resolved, say what the design can and cannot identify and add the scope condition to the paper.
  • Respectful and specific. Thank referees, concede valid points, and defend with evidence — never dismiss.

Update the deliverables JAR requires

Re-run the data-and-code package so it regenerates all revised tables and figures from raw extracts; update the README for new screens, vintages, and analyses. Keep the manuscript double-anonymized and consistent (variable names, hypothesis labels, table numbers) after the revision. If this is a Registered Report Stage 2, confirm the analyses match the pre-approved Stage 1 protocol and explain any pre-specified deviations.

Checklist

  • Revision analyses completed before drafting the response
  • Editor's first-order concerns identified and resolved
  • Each referee comment quoted with a specific, change-anchored response
  • New identification/measurement evidence shown, not promised
  • Conflicting referees reconciled per the editor's steer
  • Data-and-code package regenerates all revised exhibits; README updated
  • Manuscript still anonymized and internally consistent
  • (If RR Stage 2) analyses match the approved Stage 1 protocol

Anti-patterns

  • Writing the letter before doing the work.
  • Treating all referees equally instead of following the editor's priorities.
  • Promising robustness instead of showing it.
  • Cosmetic responses to first-order identification concerns.
  • Letting the posted code drift out of sync with the revised tables.

Output format

【Editor first-order asks】[...] — resolved by ...
【Referee triage】R1/R2/R3 first-order vs second-order
【New analyses done】identification / measurement / falsification ...
【Response letter】per-point, change-anchored draft status
【Conflicts reconciled】editor's steer followed where ...
【Data-and-code】package regenerates revised exhibits? updated?
【Next step】resubmit via Research Exchange (jar-submission for preflight)

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