Plant-Based Nano-Emulsions as Edible Coatings in the Extension of Fruits and Vegetables Shelf Life: A Patent Review
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This is a patent review in the field of plant-based nanoemulsions used as edible coatings to extend fruits and vegetables shelf-life. Based on the patents reviewed in this field only 16 patents are available and 14 of them are from China. The field is very specific and not enough for a good review article for a Q1 journal.
Also, something may not be informative, your search year range is from 2012 to April 2023. In 2023 you can not report it as Zero!
So, I recommend expanding the field of search to at least 100+ patents or modifying this as a mini review and submit in other journals.
Author Response
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Reviewer 2 Report
The Authors provided a scientific scan for the current patents which might be applied in food preservation. The manuscript content is generally well-organized and suitable for the journal's aims.
My recommendation is to accept after minor improvements. Detailed comments were listed below:
Abstract
- consider changing the first part - not mandatory. In my opinion, might be more focused on the coatings.
Introduction
- this part is well organized
- it should be pointed out that references to previous reviews as well as short historical mentions are interesting.
Section 2
- line 86 - please add some examples of the preservation which was used
Section 3
- is well organized and clearly presents the search strategy
Section 4
- figure 2 please improve the quality, Furthermore please have a look for a left down corner there is some unnecessary bracket )
- if possible some graphs/images/figures can be applied - not mandatory, but it will increase the manuscript content quality
Author Response
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Reviewer 3 Report
Dear author,
Many thanks for your good review. My comments are in the attached file.
Best regards
Comments for author File: Comments.pdf
Author Response
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
I am satisfied with the justification.
Reviewer 3 Report
Dear author,
Thanks for the revised file.
Regards
The quality of English is good. However, please check again for grammatical errors.
Regards
