I submit my research to the journal and be under review . I received questions that are not understood by the reviewers.I think the references are far from the field of the research.
Hi, Moaid,
I think it is best to consider reviewers' notes as suggestions rather than as instructions requiring compliance. First, one must step back from the review notes in order to approach them without defensiveness. What are they suggesting that might actually improve your work? Having received suggestions from others is almost always likely to improve your work in some manner, if you are open to consider things from other perspectives.
That being understood, every researcher has received reviewers' notes that should be rejected. What is important is that you reject such suggestions with respect and reason. A decent editor will see both sides of a disagreement, and generally will not reject a manuscript that has value simply because the author disagrees with a reviewer.
Examples of suggestions that should be rejected include critiques of sampling methodology that would require a completely new project and suggestions that require you to change the focus or subject of your paper completely.
The most important thing is for you to believe in your work. Make sure the thinking, the statistical analyses, and the writing are of the highest quality. After all, only papers that meet these standards should qualify for publication.
Sometimes I find questions that even critics don't understand, but the shapes are due to the nature of the seeker's research
Thank to Osama Thamer Hassan , Megaache Youcef , Peter A Kindle and Usha M. Rodrigues
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