When: Wednesday, September 10, 2-3 p.m. ET

Learn four key strategies for effectively managing and implementing the "revise and resubmit" feedback in academic writing. This session focuses on methods to prioritize and organize reviewer suggestions based on their potential impact on both revision time and manuscript quality. By examining the relationship between effort investment and manuscript improvement, you'll learn a systematic approach to tackling revisions. Strategies include: 1) creating a feedback matrix to visualize impact versus time investment, 2) developing a tiered response system for addressing critiques, 3) implementing a revision timeline that balances quick wins with more substantial changes, and 4) utilizing technology tools to streamline the revision process. This approach not only enhances the efficiency of the revision process but also maximizes the overall improvement of the manuscript. These strategies will benefit academic authors across disciplines, providing them with practical tools to navigate the often daunting task of manuscript revision.

Christine Tulley is Professor of English and Founder and Director of the Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Writing at The University of Findlay. As the campus Academic Development Coordinator, she runs faculty writing groups and offers tenure and promotion application support including effective practices for writing teaching philosophies and persuasive reflective statements. She is the author of How Writing Faculty Write (2018) and contributes regularly to Inside Higher Education on faculty productivity issues. She also serves as a research adviser to Prolifiko, a UK-based writing productivity think tank, and as a dissertation writing coach with Defend and Publish.