Editor(s):

(1) Prof. Shi Yin, Hebei Agricultural University, China.

(2) Dr. Palle E. T. Jorgensen, Professor, The University of Iowa, USA.

Reviewers:

(1) Ven Sumedh Thero, India.

(2) Enrique Wulff, IMF-CSIC, Spain.

(3) Thiago Rafael da Silva Moura, Federal University of Pará, Brazil.

(4) Hong Zhang, University of Maryland, USA.

Additional Reviewers:

Additional Reviewers: (Comments received after deadline)

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Specific Comment:

Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 8.75/10

Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 9/10

Peer Review History:

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Stage 1 | Original Manuscript | File 1 | NA

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Stage 2 | Peer Review Report_1 (Ven Sumedh Thero, India) | File 1 | NA

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Stage 2 | Peer Review Report_2 (Enrique Wulff, Spain) | File 1 | NA

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Stage 2 | Peer Review Report_3 (Thiago Rafael da Silva Moura, Brazil) | File 1 | NA

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Stage 2 | Peer Review Report_4 (Hong Zhang, USA) | File 1 | NA

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Stage 2 | Revised_MS_v1_and_Feedback_v1 | File 1 | File 2

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Stage 3 | Comment_Editor_1_v1 | File 1 | NA

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Stage 3 | Comment_Editor_2_v1 | File 1 | NA

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