How to manage the review comments?

How to manage the review comments?

Edit comments 

  1. Once you have added a comment, you can edit it as needed. Click on the edit comment icon. 
 
  1. Make changes to the comment. 
  2. Click on ‘Save’ to save your changes, or ‘Cancel ‘to discard. 

 

 Delete comments 

  1. To delete a comment, select the comment from the review comments section.  
  2. Click on ‘Delete.’ To undo the deletion, click on ‘Undo.’ 

 

Hide comments 

  1. Typically, editors use this feature to hide other comments from the author in case the comments are unsuitable or deemed unnecessary.  
  2. To hide a comment from the author, select the comment from the review comments section and mark the 'Hide from author' option. 

 
 

  1. These comments are automatically converted from Author Query (AQ) to Editor Query (EQ). 
  2. In the UI, the AQs appear as red comment bubbles and EQs appear as orange comment bubbles as shown in the screenshot below.
Note: This is applicable only for inline comments and not for general comments. 

Reply to comments 

  1. Editors and authors can use this feature to reply to comments. This is typically used during revisions or if the editors wish to respond to editor queries for clarity. 
  2. To reply to a comment, select the comment from the review comments section and click on ‘Reply.’ 

 

 

  1. Enter your reply in the space given. Click ‘Save.’  

 

This screenshot displays the comment along with its reply. You can also edit or delete the reply as needed. 

 
 



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