Writing for publication: responding to peer review feedback

Nursing journals provide up-to-date research evidence and knowledge to enable registered nurses to practise effectively (Ali and Watson, 2016). Peer review is an essential element of quality assurance to ensure the publication is reliable and that methodological rigour is maintained (Shattell et al, 2010).

The peer review of a research article submitted to a journal is undertaken by experts in the topic (Polit and Beck, 2017). Crijns et al (2021) suggested that authors may not always take advantage of the feedback from peer review and may disregard it. However, feedback is intended to support the author to submit an article that allows dissemination of useful, accurate knowledge (Crijns et al, 2021).

I would like to share some tips on how to manage peer review feedback. This can be a time-consuming process, especially if the article requires major revision. However, the reward of having the article published is worth the time and effort required.