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icse-author-response

Use when drafting an ICSE author response or executing a Major Revision, covering criterion-targeted replies to research-track reviews, the September response window, the four-week revision sprint to the November deadline, response-letter structure, and change tracking that survives PC re-review.

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# ICSE Author Response

ICSE gives authors two distinct speaking turns, and they demand different
documents. The **author response** (September in the 2027 cycle, checked
2026-07-08) answers reviews before first decisions; the **Major Revision
response letter** (revision due November 17, 2026; final decision December 18)
accompanies a changed paper re-read by the same reviewers. Do not write the
first as if it were the second.

## Turn 1: the author response

You are writing for the PC discussion, not for your own catharsis. Three moves
earn their space:
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