Rejection Analysis Report*SAMPLE COPY*Assignment Details
Assignment CodeEYYTAA-1_FSTP_RA-1

Manuscript Title

Effect of down-slope wind in the Kobe city during the cold season

Journal Name(s)Atmosphere

Journal URL(s)https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere

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Documents Analyzed

Decision letter, submitted and previous versions of manuscript, Journal Selection Assistantand Pre-submission Peer Review reports

Report Compiled On

06 June 2021

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Journal comments
It is with regret that we must inform you that your manuscript has been declined for publication in Atmosphere.
This decision was based on the comments of external experts who carefully peer-reviewed your paper. You arewelcome to incorporate the reviewers' suggestions into your manuscript should you wish to submit it elsewhere.

Root-cause for rejection
The journal editor has rejected the paper due to its lesser coherence with the journal’s core research interest in
its current state.

Expert’s opinion on the rejection
The manuscript was rejected as the research findings could not meet the latest standard research expectations of
its reviewers during the journal’s peer review round.

Expert’s suggestion for next-steps
Suggestions for Research and Manuscript Improvement
The comments received from the reviewers in the decision letter indicates that there is a further scope ofenhancing the ‘Introduction’ section. The authors can consider including the references below and discuss about
the findings from it in comparison to theirs in order to help the editor understand the authors’ awareness of
research topic better.
Review of downslope windstorms in Japan. Hiroyuki Kusaka and Hironori Fudeyasu.
http://www.fudeyasu.ynu.ac.jp/teacher/paper/P1026.pdf
Dissolution of Separation in the Turbulent Boundary Layer and Its Applications to Natural Winds. Seiji Soma.
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mripapers1950/20/2/20_111/_article/-char/en
In the ‘Methods’ section, the author needs to support the findings about the rapid temperature drop (3 to 6°C) at
the downwind side through an advanced analysis and strongly emphasize the importance of the mechanism usedin this study. Please check point no. 1 and 2 under ‘Major comments’ from Reviewer 2.
It should also be clarified why the temperature did not increase due to adiabatic warming resulting from the flowcrossing over the mountain. Also, clarity should be provided as to how they have convinced themselves aboutavoiding any equipment related uncertainties.
Besides the above, there were minor suggestions for figures 1, 2, and 9. Please refer to the ‘Minor comments’from Reviewer 2.
Reviewer 3 was quite satisfied with the author’s overall research quality and presentation. However, reviewer 4
suggested to relook into the clarity of presentation of content in the Introduction, Methods, and Conclusion
sections mainly.
We would suggest that the author relooks into the improvement areas suggested in the Peer Review report byEnago Expert also, and make the necessary revisions in the manuscript before proceeding with the next
submission. Aspects like mentioning about the study’s shortcomings in Conclusion section can help them identify
what next possible research can be drawn from this study.

Suggestions for next best journal (from JSA Report)
The authors requested for analysis about the suitability of the journals of their choice below for the paper. Pleasefind the details –‘Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment’ (Impact factor – 1.136) – It is the official Journal of Asian Associationfor Atmospheric Environment that publishes original articles related to earth and planetary sciences, atmosphericscience, environment science, and so on. It has 44% percentile and is indexed in Scopus, Directory of Open Access
Journals (DOAJ), Science Central, EBSCO database. The author’s research deals with the detailed investigation on
the cooling effect of down-slope wind in the Kobe city during the cold season. As this paper deals with the study
Enago | Disclaimer: This report was compiled by our Research Expert(s) after careful consideration of your manuscript and the journal editor’s decision.
The author(s) should read the report carefully to understand the improvements desired in the paper and enhance the research quality for a newsubmission. The report is not a substitute for the Pre-submission Peer Review or Journal Selection Assistant. The recommendations from the report are
best case scenarios after careful consideration of your paper, and not a guarantee for publication.

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based on some specific location, hence, some high impact journal might not proceed with this paper considering
the obtained findings lacking the global impact. Considering this, the author can proceed with submission of thepaper to this journal.
Journal webpage - http://asianjae.org/‘Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences’ (Impact factor – 1.833) – It is an international journal of the Korean
Meteorological Society (KMS), and publishes original scientific research into all the fields of atmospheric science,with emphasis on but not limited to theoretical/observational/numerical studies on meteorological,
climatological, and atmospheric environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region. It has 39% percentile in
Atmospheric Science and is indexed in Scopus, SCIE, CNKI, ProQuest, SCImago, etc. In order to publish in thisjournal, the paper needs further revision, more parametric analysis and comparative information with past studies
and should more clearly present the novelty of the study. Hence, we would not suggest this journal to the author.

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best case scenarios after careful consideration of your paper, and not a guarantee for publication.