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I received a referee report on one of my articles. The report is amazing and gives me wonderful directions to improve my work however he rejected the article. Now I rewrote the article considering his comments and I am going to submit the article to a different journal. I would like to thank him or to say this version is thanks to this referee. Is this regular and how to say it?










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    I received a referee report on one of my articles. The report is amazing and gives me wonderful directions to improve my work however he rejected the article. Now I rewrote the article considering his comments and I am going to submit the article to a different journal. I would like to thank him or to say this version is thanks to this referee. Is this regular and how to say it?










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      I received a referee report on one of my articles. The report is amazing and gives me wonderful directions to improve my work however he rejected the article. Now I rewrote the article considering his comments and I am going to submit the article to a different journal. I would like to thank him or to say this version is thanks to this referee. Is this regular and how to say it?










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      I received a referee report on one of my articles. The report is amazing and gives me wonderful directions to improve my work however he rejected the article. Now I rewrote the article considering his comments and I am going to submit the article to a different journal. I would like to thank him or to say this version is thanks to this referee. Is this regular and how to say it?







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          Yes, it's certainly regular: acknowledgements to referees are not uncommon. I'd formulate the acknowledgement in the following way or similarly:




          The author would like to thank the anonymous referee who provided
          useful and detailed comments on a previous/earlier version of the manuscript.




          The qualifier earlier should be enough to disambiguate. In addition, once the paper is published, you can also write an email to the editor of the journal where you had once submitted the manuscript, asking them to pass your acknowledgement to the referee.






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            This may refer to the journal(who accepted the article) referee
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 8:52






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            Ok. Thank you it is a good idea
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 8:59






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            This isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for this journal, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence you propose, I wouldn't think it is about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.
            – corey979
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:41










          • @corey979 Ok. what do you suggest instead.
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:43










          • @Semsem See my answer.
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          I wouldn't mention this at all in the acknowledgment. This is a more than usually convoluted history of a paper; most readers will be confused by it*, and nearly all readers don't care about thanks to an anonymous referee. Also, this looks to me more like throwing a letter through a window and hoping that the wind will deliver it. Just ask the editor of the previous journal to pass you thanks to the reviewer, with a link to the published paper.




          *The proposition of Massimo isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for the journal that eventually published the manuscript, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence Massimo propose, I wouldn't even think it may about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.






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            I think you misunderstand me. I need not only to thank the referee but also to say that someone helps me and the ideas start at someone's mind and passed through me to the reader.
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            Is that potential misunderstanding that important? The person is anonymous anyway, if one of the current reviewers thinks it is directed at them I see no major harm, if it's shared directly with the original reviewer through the editor of the prior journal they receive their thanks directly but it's still appropriate to have it in the article if it was helpful.
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          Yes, it's certainly regular: acknowledgements to referees are not uncommon. I'd formulate the acknowledgement in the following way or similarly:




          The author would like to thank the anonymous referee who provided
          useful and detailed comments on a previous/earlier version of the manuscript.




          The qualifier earlier should be enough to disambiguate. In addition, once the paper is published, you can also write an email to the editor of the journal where you had once submitted the manuscript, asking them to pass your acknowledgement to the referee.






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            This may refer to the journal(who accepted the article) referee
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 8:52






          • 1




            Ok. Thank you it is a good idea
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 8:59






          • 6




            This isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for this journal, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence you propose, I wouldn't think it is about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.
            – corey979
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:41










          • @corey979 Ok. what do you suggest instead.
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:43










          • @Semsem See my answer.
            – corey979
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:51















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          Yes, it's certainly regular: acknowledgements to referees are not uncommon. I'd formulate the acknowledgement in the following way or similarly:




          The author would like to thank the anonymous referee who provided
          useful and detailed comments on a previous/earlier version of the manuscript.




          The qualifier earlier should be enough to disambiguate. In addition, once the paper is published, you can also write an email to the editor of the journal where you had once submitted the manuscript, asking them to pass your acknowledgement to the referee.






          share|improve this answer


















          • 1




            This may refer to the journal(who accepted the article) referee
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 8:52






          • 1




            Ok. Thank you it is a good idea
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 8:59






          • 6




            This isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for this journal, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence you propose, I wouldn't think it is about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.
            – corey979
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:41










          • @corey979 Ok. what do you suggest instead.
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:43










          • @Semsem See my answer.
            – corey979
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:51













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          Yes, it's certainly regular: acknowledgements to referees are not uncommon. I'd formulate the acknowledgement in the following way or similarly:




          The author would like to thank the anonymous referee who provided
          useful and detailed comments on a previous/earlier version of the manuscript.




          The qualifier earlier should be enough to disambiguate. In addition, once the paper is published, you can also write an email to the editor of the journal where you had once submitted the manuscript, asking them to pass your acknowledgement to the referee.






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          Yes, it's certainly regular: acknowledgements to referees are not uncommon. I'd formulate the acknowledgement in the following way or similarly:




          The author would like to thank the anonymous referee who provided
          useful and detailed comments on a previous/earlier version of the manuscript.




          The qualifier earlier should be enough to disambiguate. In addition, once the paper is published, you can also write an email to the editor of the journal where you had once submitted the manuscript, asking them to pass your acknowledgement to the referee.







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            This may refer to the journal(who accepted the article) referee
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 8:52






          • 1




            Ok. Thank you it is a good idea
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 8:59






          • 6




            This isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for this journal, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence you propose, I wouldn't think it is about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.
            – corey979
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:41










          • @corey979 Ok. what do you suggest instead.
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:43










          • @Semsem See my answer.
            – corey979
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:51












          • 1




            This may refer to the journal(who accepted the article) referee
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 8:52






          • 1




            Ok. Thank you it is a good idea
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 8:59






          • 6




            This isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for this journal, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence you propose, I wouldn't think it is about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.
            – corey979
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:41










          • @corey979 Ok. what do you suggest instead.
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:43










          • @Semsem See my answer.
            – corey979
            Dec 23 '18 at 10:51







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          This may refer to the journal(who accepted the article) referee
          – Semsem
          Dec 23 '18 at 8:52




          This may refer to the journal(who accepted the article) referee
          – Semsem
          Dec 23 '18 at 8:52




          1




          1




          Ok. Thank you it is a good idea
          – Semsem
          Dec 23 '18 at 8:59




          Ok. Thank you it is a good idea
          – Semsem
          Dec 23 '18 at 8:59




          6




          6




          This isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for this journal, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence you propose, I wouldn't think it is about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.
          – corey979
          Dec 23 '18 at 10:41




          This isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for this journal, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence you propose, I wouldn't think it is about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.
          – corey979
          Dec 23 '18 at 10:41












          @corey979 Ok. what do you suggest instead.
          – Semsem
          Dec 23 '18 at 10:43




          @corey979 Ok. what do you suggest instead.
          – Semsem
          Dec 23 '18 at 10:43












          @Semsem See my answer.
          – corey979
          Dec 23 '18 at 10:51




          @Semsem See my answer.
          – corey979
          Dec 23 '18 at 10:51











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          I wouldn't mention this at all in the acknowledgment. This is a more than usually convoluted history of a paper; most readers will be confused by it*, and nearly all readers don't care about thanks to an anonymous referee. Also, this looks to me more like throwing a letter through a window and hoping that the wind will deliver it. Just ask the editor of the previous journal to pass you thanks to the reviewer, with a link to the published paper.




          *The proposition of Massimo isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for the journal that eventually published the manuscript, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence Massimo propose, I wouldn't even think it may about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.






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            I think you misunderstand me. I need not only to thank the referee but also to say that someone helps me and the ideas start at someone's mind and passed through me to the reader.
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 11:44






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            Is that potential misunderstanding that important? The person is anonymous anyway, if one of the current reviewers thinks it is directed at them I see no major harm, if it's shared directly with the original reviewer through the editor of the prior journal they receive their thanks directly but it's still appropriate to have it in the article if it was helpful.
            – Bryan Krause
            Dec 23 '18 at 17:10
















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          I wouldn't mention this at all in the acknowledgment. This is a more than usually convoluted history of a paper; most readers will be confused by it*, and nearly all readers don't care about thanks to an anonymous referee. Also, this looks to me more like throwing a letter through a window and hoping that the wind will deliver it. Just ask the editor of the previous journal to pass you thanks to the reviewer, with a link to the published paper.




          *The proposition of Massimo isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for the journal that eventually published the manuscript, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence Massimo propose, I wouldn't even think it may about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.






          share|improve this answer
















          • 3




            I think you misunderstand me. I need not only to thank the referee but also to say that someone helps me and the ideas start at someone's mind and passed through me to the reader.
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 11:44






          • 9




            Is that potential misunderstanding that important? The person is anonymous anyway, if one of the current reviewers thinks it is directed at them I see no major harm, if it's shared directly with the original reviewer through the editor of the prior journal they receive their thanks directly but it's still appropriate to have it in the article if it was helpful.
            – Bryan Krause
            Dec 23 '18 at 17:10














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          I wouldn't mention this at all in the acknowledgment. This is a more than usually convoluted history of a paper; most readers will be confused by it*, and nearly all readers don't care about thanks to an anonymous referee. Also, this looks to me more like throwing a letter through a window and hoping that the wind will deliver it. Just ask the editor of the previous journal to pass you thanks to the reviewer, with a link to the published paper.




          *The proposition of Massimo isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for the journal that eventually published the manuscript, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence Massimo propose, I wouldn't even think it may about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.






          share|improve this answer












          I wouldn't mention this at all in the acknowledgment. This is a more than usually convoluted history of a paper; most readers will be confused by it*, and nearly all readers don't care about thanks to an anonymous referee. Also, this looks to me more like throwing a letter through a window and hoping that the wind will deliver it. Just ask the editor of the previous journal to pass you thanks to the reviewer, with a link to the published paper.




          *The proposition of Massimo isn't unambiguous to me: a reader may imagine there were two (or more) rounds of review for the journal that eventually published the manuscript, and two (or more) reviewers. The reviewer that's being acknowledged gave his comments only in the first round, and did not comment (did not feel it's necessary after seeing the revised version) in the next round. Personally, after seeing the sentence Massimo propose, I wouldn't even think it may about a reviewer in a previous submission to a different journal.







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            I think you misunderstand me. I need not only to thank the referee but also to say that someone helps me and the ideas start at someone's mind and passed through me to the reader.
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 11:44






          • 9




            Is that potential misunderstanding that important? The person is anonymous anyway, if one of the current reviewers thinks it is directed at them I see no major harm, if it's shared directly with the original reviewer through the editor of the prior journal they receive their thanks directly but it's still appropriate to have it in the article if it was helpful.
            – Bryan Krause
            Dec 23 '18 at 17:10













          • 3




            I think you misunderstand me. I need not only to thank the referee but also to say that someone helps me and the ideas start at someone's mind and passed through me to the reader.
            – Semsem
            Dec 23 '18 at 11:44






          • 9




            Is that potential misunderstanding that important? The person is anonymous anyway, if one of the current reviewers thinks it is directed at them I see no major harm, if it's shared directly with the original reviewer through the editor of the prior journal they receive their thanks directly but it's still appropriate to have it in the article if it was helpful.
            – Bryan Krause
            Dec 23 '18 at 17:10








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          I think you misunderstand me. I need not only to thank the referee but also to say that someone helps me and the ideas start at someone's mind and passed through me to the reader.
          – Semsem
          Dec 23 '18 at 11:44




          I think you misunderstand me. I need not only to thank the referee but also to say that someone helps me and the ideas start at someone's mind and passed through me to the reader.
          – Semsem
          Dec 23 '18 at 11:44




          9




          9




          Is that potential misunderstanding that important? The person is anonymous anyway, if one of the current reviewers thinks it is directed at them I see no major harm, if it's shared directly with the original reviewer through the editor of the prior journal they receive their thanks directly but it's still appropriate to have it in the article if it was helpful.
          – Bryan Krause
          Dec 23 '18 at 17:10





          Is that potential misunderstanding that important? The person is anonymous anyway, if one of the current reviewers thinks it is directed at them I see no major harm, if it's shared directly with the original reviewer through the editor of the prior journal they receive their thanks directly but it's still appropriate to have it in the article if it was helpful.
          – Bryan Krause
          Dec 23 '18 at 17:10


















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