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The Impact of International Relations Patterns on China’s Energy Security Supply, Demand, and Sustainable Development: An Exploration of Oil Demand and Sustainability Goals

Sustainability 2023, 15(17), 12801; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151712801
by Sheng Zhang 1, Yifu Yang 2,*, Chengdi Ding 3 and Zhongquan Miao 4
Reviewer 1: Anonymous
Reviewer 2:
Sustainability 2023, 15(17), 12801; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151712801
Submission received: 18 July 2023 / Revised: 14 August 2023 / Accepted: 21 August 2023 / Published: 24 August 2023

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

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Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

 Minor editing of the English language required

Author Response

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Reviewer 2 Report

I recommend the paper to be accepted if the authors can address the following issues during the revision: 

1-    The study is very effective, especially in the international relations on China's energy security and supply demand dynamics. Nevertheless, the reviewer suggests that the authors add a new section containing the essential recommendations that are drawn from this study.

2-    The most important quantitative results of the paper should be added to the abstract.

3-    The authors should avoid lumping references. Instead, summarize the main contribution of each referenced paper in a separate sentence.

4-    The authors should cite more papers published in this decent journal. Otherwise, how to show the topic within the scope of this journal?

5-    More remarks should be given to clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of the obtained results, in particular, compared with existing work in literature.

6-    The authors should present the structure of the Hodrick-Prescott filter in more detail.  An experimental study of the Filters discussed include the Baxter-King filter (bkfilter), the Christiano-Fitzgerald filter (cffilter), and the Hamilton filter (hfilter) should be given to clearly demonstrate the effectiveness, as well as a comparison of its performance with that of other filters.

7-    Results and Discussion section needs to be strengthened and findings need to be discussed in light of previous studies, literature, theory, and real evidence.

I recommend the paper to be accepted if the authors can address the following issues during the revision: 

1-    The study is very effective, especially in the international relations on China's energy security and supply demand dynamics. Nevertheless, the reviewer suggests that the authors add a new section containing the essential recommendations that are drawn from this study.

2-    The most important quantitative results of the paper should be added to the abstract.

3-    The authors should avoid lumping references. Instead, summarize the main contribution of each referenced paper in a separate sentence.

4-    The authors should cite more papers published in this decent journal. Otherwise, how to show the topic within the scope of this journal?

5-    More remarks should be given to clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of the obtained results, in particular, compared with existing work in literature.

6-    The authors should present the structure of the Hodrick-Prescott filter in more detail.  An experimental study of the Filters discussed include the Baxter-King filter (bkfilter), the Christiano-Fitzgerald filter (cffilter), and the Hamilton filter (hfilter) should be given to clearly demonstrate the effectiveness, as well as a comparison of its performance with that of other filters.

7-    Results and Discussion section needs to be strengthened and findings need to be discussed in light of previous studies, literature, theory, and real evidence.

Author Response

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Reviewer 3 Report

Congratulations for this research work, I will encourage you to pursue the publication of your manuscript. After reading the manuscript. The innovative part of the paper is also highlighted. The experience of the authors is on display in a short and concise way, denoting they already have several articles already published. So, I suggest that minor details could be published.

 

I would like to say that the present manuscript is highly interesting and contributes to the scientific research domain once authors are proposing a research study applying econometrics to study the impact of international relations patterns on China’s energy security supply, demand, and sustainable development.

Minor editing of English language required

Author Response

Dear Reviewer,

Thank you for your thoughtful review of our research work. We appreciate your kind words and encouragement. We are pleased to hear that you found the manuscript to be innovative and that the experience of the authors has been presented effectively.

We are glad that you recognize the significance of our study, which applies econometrics to analyze the impact of international relations patterns on China's energy security supply, demand, and sustainable development. We believe that this research contributes to the scientific research domain and addresses an important aspect of energy economics and international relations.

Your suggestion regarding the minor details is duly noted, and we will ensure that these are addressed comprehensively. We value your insights and will make the necessary revisions to enhance the quality of the manuscript.

Once again, we appreciate your time and effort in reviewing our manuscript. We look forward to your continued guidance and suggestions as we work towards refining our work for publication.

Best regards,

Yifu

Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

No further comments.

Reviewer 2 Report

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the effort made by the authors in the correction: All the comments have been corrected.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the effort made by the authors in the correction: All the comments have been corrected.

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