From 3bcffdb86f8703054e2598d06b9238cf14ef91c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Frank=20L=C3=B6ffler?= Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 13:27:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] answer reviewer comment Reviewer 2 - Conclusions - comment 3 --- review_answers/review_2_answers.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/review_answers/review_2_answers.md b/review_answers/review_2_answers.md index d2fa791..1e49071 100644 --- a/review_answers/review_2_answers.md +++ b/review_answers/review_2_answers.md @@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ Please see our general answer on this manuscript being an _opinion article._ > The final sentence encourages "stable funding and long-term career prospects" but you did not show that such careers exist yet in Germany. Acknowledge that this is aspirational. **Answer:** +The sentense "By unifying previously scattered RSE efforts into a coordinated approach with clear mandates, stable funding, and long-term career prospects, institutions have the opportunity to significantly enhance their research capabilities and competitiveness in an increasingly digital scientific world." does not imply that those necessarily already exist. They might, at some institutions, or they might not - the notion, as written, is more that by creating such career opportutities (or highlighting them more if they already exist) institutions would gain a number of benefits. --- From 356ac379c3306a25f43990fed8a93011d68c15dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Frank=20L=C3=B6ffler?= Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 13:42:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Apply suggestion from @knarrff --- review_answers/review_2_answers.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/review_answers/review_2_answers.md b/review_answers/review_2_answers.md index 8f93525..52b3f36 100644 --- a/review_answers/review_2_answers.md +++ b/review_answers/review_2_answers.md @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ Please see our general answer on this manuscript being an _opinion article._ > The final sentence encourages "stable funding and long-term career prospects" but you did not show that such careers exist yet in Germany. Acknowledge that this is aspirational. **Answer:** -The sentense "By unifying previously scattered RSE efforts into a coordinated approach with clear mandates, stable funding, and long-term career prospects, institutions have the opportunity to significantly enhance their research capabilities and competitiveness in an increasingly digital scientific world." does not imply that those necessarily already exist. They might, at some institutions, or they might not - the notion, as written, is more that by creating such career opportutities (or highlighting them more if they already exist) institutions would gain a number of benefits. +The sentence "By unifying previously scattered RSE efforts into a coordinated approach with clear mandates, stable funding, and long-term career prospects, institutions have the opportunity to significantly enhance their research capabilities and competitiveness in an increasingly digital scientific world." does not imply that those necessarily already exist. They might, at some institutions, or they might not - the notion, as written, is more that by creating such career opportunities (or highlighting them more if they already exist) institutions would gain a number of benefits. ---