Invitations for second/subsequent reviews: bespoke e-mail template giving reviewers access to a revised manuscript and associated files as well as the authors' response to reviewers

[tcohenwestminsteracuk]

Second (and subsequent) reviews are fundamentally different to first reviews because reviewers are typically seeing work for a second (or third or…) time, with the hope that the author has responded to their comments/recommendations. So…

Suggested logic follows

IF {reviewername} has provided a review for this item in a previous round, THEN subsequent review invitation template, ELSE “standard” invitation to review template

Suggested form of subsequent review invitation template

Dear {reviewername}
Thank you very much for reviewing {itemtitle} in {journaltitle}. We shared your comments with the author(s) and have now received a revised manuscript. I write to ask if you’d be kind enough to look at the new version to see whether you are satisfied with the changes that have been made.
You’ll find the new documents here {link} and the response to reviewers here {link}.
We depend on experts such as you to ensure the quality of work published in {journaltitle}, so would be most grateful if you could find the time to review the changes. We have set a deadline of {deadline} for carrying out this work. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you require more time.
Thanks again and best wishes
{Editorname}