Investigation of the Factors That Contribute to Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Losses in the Australian Fresh Food Supply Chain
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Dear Authors,
Congratulations on the clarity of your writing.
After reviewing your article, I felt that some changes needed to be made. His conclusions are accurate but seem apparent. And prominent findings should not be published in scientific journals.
However, the most worrying thing is that its discussion is elementary. In general, you say that a similar finding has been reposted in another article. Note: a result already described in the literature should not be published. Excuse my bluntness. That's the rule.
You could mitigate these weaknesses if you explored your findings better. In particular, by indicating how you help to fill gaps in the literature or how your results contribute to those of other authors.
That said, I suggest that you guys rewrite the entire discussion section and the conclusion section.
Try to connect with new articles in this new writing.
Here are some manuscripts that must be included:
De Souza, M.; Pereira, G.M.; Jabbour, A.B.L.D.S.; Jabbour, C.J.C.; Trento, L.R.; Borchardt, M.; Zvirtes, L. A digitally enabled circular economy for mitigating food waste: Understanding innovative marketing strategies in the context of an emerging economy. Technol. Forecast. Soc. Chang. 2021, 173, 121062.
Kumar, A.; Mangla, S.K.; Kumar, P.; Karamperidis, S. Challenges in perishable food supply chains for sustainability management: A developing economy perspective. Bus. Strat. Environ. 2020, 29, 1809–1831
Gustavo, J.U., Jr.; Trento, L.R.; de Souza, M.; Pereira, G.M.; de Sousa Jabbour, A.B.L.; Ndubisi, N.O.; Jabbour, C.J.C.; Borchardt, M.; Zvirtes, L. Green marketing in supermarkets: Conventional and digitized marketing alternatives to reduce waste. J. Clean. Prod. 2021, 296, 126531.
Author Response
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Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Reviewer 2 Report
Dear author,
Thanks for your good study and report regarding postharvest losses of FV. My comments to improve your paper are included in the attached file.
Regards
Comments for author File: Comments.pdf
Author Response
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Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Congratulations on improving your work. I think it has a good chance of being cited a lot. Success!
Author Response
Many thanks for your positive comments.
Reviewer 2 Report
Dear author,
Thanks for the revised file. Minor corrections are mentioned in the attached file.
Regards
Comments for author File: Comments.pdf
Author Response
Dear Reviewer
Many thanks for carefully review the manuscript again and we highly appreciate your time, effort and interest in the paper.
We have addressed all the comments you made,