ATOM INDONESIA JOURNAL Editor’s Report
Article No. : #481
Title of Paper : The Effect of Bangka Tin Slag Dissolution to Radioactive Elements Content Referee Name : Dr. Abu Khalid Rivai, M.Eng.
Comment on Descriptions 1. Title
[ ] Appropriate
[ X] Should be changed: The title should describe the content of the manuscript appropriate and specific!
(Please use “uranium and thorium” instead of “Radioactive Elements”)
2. Abstract
Yes[X] No[ ] Is the length reasonable?
Yes[ ] No[X] Is it an appropriate summary of the content? Please use clear and common terminology instead of experimental codes!
3. Main Text
Yes[X] No[ ] Is there anything new in this work?
Yes[ ] No [X] Is the relation to previous studies adequately stated?
Yes[ ] No[X] Are the assumption(s) and/or method(s) described comprehensively?
Yes[X] No[ ] Are the new results adequately emphasized?
Line # Referee’s Comments
12 Abstract: Please modify the abstract to describe the manuscript comprehensively and clearly! Please use clear and common terminology!
24-29 Introduction: The authors mean is that BAPETEN Chairman Decree?
32 byproducts by products 30-42
Introduction: Please use smooth description so that make clear connection between the sentences! What is the connection between references [4] and [5] with the previous description?
52-53 … 0.53% respectively … 0.53%, respectively 160-
162
The figures are unclear! Please use clear table which follow the Atom Indonesia guidelines instead of “raw table” from the SEM-EDX’s software!
157, 176 &
222
What is the meaning of MOO and EMO?
Please explain or give the long form/extension first the terminology before use it in the abbreviation form!
198 276 ppm respectively 276 ppm, respectively 236-
239 Which data the author use it? Is there in the manuscript?
249 ie i.e.
271-
275 Figures 2 and 3 are poor quality!
295 Table 4: What is the meaning LTJ? Did you mean REE?
314- 330
Conclusion: Please modify the conclusion to describe the manuscript comprehensively and clearly! Please use clear and common terminology instead of experimental codes!
347- 396
The numbers of your recent references (2012-now) are less than 80% and the numbers of journal are less than 85%. Please improve it!
Final comments and recommendations:
The manuscript is able to be published in AIJ. However, there are some principle items have to be improved and clarified:
- Please describe clearly the originality of the study and the novelty found from the study as the important point for scientific journal!
- Please give good description and discussion of scientific reasons for the present results!
- Please give the comparison analysis with other results comprehensively to make clear the current results!
- Please use recent references with mostly from journals with follow the Atom Indonesia Journal’s guidelines!
- Some mistype was found, please check and revised carefully!
This paper is recommended to be [ ] Accepted without further revision [ ] Accepted with minor revision [X] Major Revision is required [ ] Rejected
