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Dear Reviewer(s),
I hope this thread finds you well. As an #ECR I dread opening my email once I receive notification about the outcome of my manuscript. I have this ritual, I cry in anticipation of bad news, then cry some more when I find out about the outcome/1

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In recent times, I have cried myself to sleep following rejections, but, have also cried tears of joy on seeing the extensive nature of some of the feedback from you. My note of gratitude is inspired by your +ve feedback. How do you fancy a bottle of whiskey?/2

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I know I am not a fan of open reviews, but, just yesterday, my colleague @billfishExpert (sorry) and I were talking about approaching the journals to ask for the names of the reviewers so we could send them a thank you note. Thank you for your selflessness!/3

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These few lines are my way of letting you and the amazing editors of the nameless journals that this #ECR is in awe of the amazing work that you do. My paper might have been rejected (by one of the journals), but, the feedback motivates me (us) to improve/fin