title: Avoiding the question approach: making direct comments in manuscript reviews.
abstract: Some reviewers place questions to the author in their manuscript reviews. These questions leave the author uncertain about what to do to revise the manuscript. Reviewers who provide clear directions, instead of posing questions, help the author revise the manuscript and assist the editor in obtaining a quality manuscript for publication. This article provides tips for reviewers and authors on writing or using comments on the manuscript.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017712:Peer Review, Research / Q000379:methods*; D014956:Writing