Negotiating revision: Engagement markers in author responses to peer review

IF 1.6 2区文学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Linguistics and Education Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI:10.1016/j.linged.2025.101447

Luda Liu , Yue Yuan

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Abstract

The dialogue between authors and reviewers is crucial in determining the fate of research manuscripts, yet little is known about how authors engage with reviewers in their responses to reviewer comments. This study investigates engagement markers in author responses to reviewers (ARRs), revealing how authors address, acknowledge, and involve reviewers in the revision process. The analysis revealed a substantial use of engagement features throughout ARRs, with reader mentions being the dominant category, followed by directives, and appeals to shared knowledge. Further examination across different functional units (gratitude, acceptance, clarifications, justifications, and revisions) showed distinct patterns of engagement usage. Notably, reader mentions were frequent in expressions of gratitude, while directives dominated in revision sections. These patterns suggest that authors view ARRs not as mere revision documents but sites of negotiation requiring careful rhetorical crafting. This study contributes to understanding interpersonal dimensions of author-reviewer exchanges and offers insights into effective academic correspondence.

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协商修订：作者对同行评议反应中的参与标记

作者和审稿人之间的对话对于决定研究手稿的命运至关重要，然而，作者如何在回应审稿人的评论时与审稿人互动却鲜为人知。本研究调查了作者对审稿人的回应（arr）中的参与标记，揭示了作者如何在修订过程中称呼、承认审稿人并让审稿人参与进来。分析显示，在arr中大量使用了互动功能，读者提及是主要类别，其次是指令，并呼吁共享知识。对不同功能单元（感激、接受、澄清、辩护和修订）的进一步检查显示了不同的敬业度使用模式。值得注意的是，读者在表达感激之情时经常提到，而在复习部分则占主导地位。这些模式表明，作者不仅将arr视为修订文件，而且将其视为需要精心修饰的谈判场所。本研究有助于理解作者-审稿人交流的人际维度，并为有效的学术通信提供见解。

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期刊介绍： Linguistics and Education encourages submissions that apply theory and method from all areas of linguistics to the study of education. Areas of linguistic study include, but are not limited to: text/corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics, functional grammar, discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, conversational analysis, linguistic anthropology/ethnography, language acquisition, language socialization, narrative studies, gesture/ sign /visual forms of communication, cognitive linguistics, literacy studies, language policy, and language ideology.