# Response to Referees: [Manuscript Title]

**Journal:** [Journal Name]
**Manuscript ID:** [JOURNAL-YYYY-NNNN]
**Revision round:** R[1/2/3]
**Date:** [YYYY-MM-DD]
**Authors:** [Author 1, Author 2, ...]

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## Cover Letter to the Editor

Dear [Editor Name],

We thank you and the referees for the thoughtful reviews of our manuscript "[Title]." We have revised the paper substantially in response. The most important changes are:

1. [High-level change 1 — one sentence]
2. [High-level change 2 — one sentence]
3. [High-level change 3 — one sentence]

A detailed point-by-point response follows. Changes in the manuscript are highlighted in [color/track-changes].

Sincerely,
[Author names]

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## Response to Referee 1

### R1.1 — [One-line summary of concern]

**Referee comment (verbatim, abbreviated):**
> [Quoted text, ~25 words max]

**Classification:** Addressed / Partially addressed / Deferred / Disagreement

**Response:**

[3–6 sentences. Acknowledge the concern, state the change, point to the location (page/section/line), justify if needed.]

**Location of revision:** [Page X, Section Y, lines A–B] / [Table N] / [Figure M]

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### R1.2 — [Summary]

**Referee comment:**
> [Quote]

**Classification:** ...

**Response:** ...

**Location of revision:** ...

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[Repeat for every R1.* concern]

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## Response to Referee 2

[Same structure as Referee 1]

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## Concern Matrix

| ID | Severity | Summary | Classification | Location |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R1.1 | Major | [Summary] | Addressed | p.4, §2.1, ll.95–110 |
| R1.2 | Major | [Summary] | Partially addressed | p.7, §3.2 |
| R1.3 | Minor | [Summary] | Addressed | Footnote 12 |
| R2.1 | Major | [Summary] | Disagreement | (see response) |
| R2.2 | Minor | [Summary] | Addressed | Table 3 |

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## Summary of Major Changes

- [Change 1, with reference to which concerns it addresses]
- [Change 2]
- [Change 3]

## Notes for the Editor

[Optional: anything the editor should know that does not fit a per-referee response — e.g., conflicting requests between referees and how you resolved them.]
