Review Sheet
Comments by Reviewers Response
Reviewer #1
1. The systematic review on autobiographical Thank you so much for your appreciation and
memories in individuals with Autism acknowledgement.
Spectrum Disorders offers a comprehensive
synthesis of existing literature, shedding light
on the nuanced nature of memory processes
within this population. The author's
meticulous approach reveals valuable insights
into the complexities of autobiographical
memory formation, providing a foundation
for future research and clinical interventions.
This review serves as an essential resource for
understanding memory functioning in
individuals with ASD, contributing
significantly to the advancement of our
knowledge in this field. Great Research, Keep
it Up
Reviewer 2
2. your manuscript is interesting, but some Thank you for your appreciation and
amendments are necessary to improve its recommendations. I’ll try to incorporate your
overall quality: valuable suggestions.
3. Intro the introduction, briefly describe the As per your kind suggestion the information
core symptoms of ASD, underlining the role pertaining to symptoms of ASD has been
of early diagnosis (see PMID: 37670796). presented in the introductory paragraph (see
p. 2).
However, the role of early diagnosis does not
better fit in introduction and literature.
Therefore, briefly explained in rationale
section (see p. 3)
4. Regarding "results": Study characteristics; You suggested that study characteristics; year
Year and location of studies; Methodologies and location of studies; methodologies
employed could be omitted, since this employed could be omitted. However, another
information is reported in the table. option is to retain this information briefly in
method section. Since this information is
reported in Table, therefore considering the
second option, we briefly retain this
information in method section.
5. Moreover, Sample participants As per your valuable suggestion, sample
characteristics, ASD assessment measure, participants characteristics, ASD assessment
Autobiographical memory test, Other measures, Autobiographical memory test, and
measures could be inserted in materials and other measures are inserted in method section.
methods, because they describe some selected
studies features not relevant for the results.
6. Extracted four themes are not relevant to The first three themes were not related to the
address your aims. aims of this research and moved to method
section. While the theme labeled as ASD and
ABM has been reanalyzed (considering the
main agenda of research) and five themes are
presented in the results sections related to
ASD and ABM (see pp. 8-9).
7. Please, modify discussion paragraph, The first paragraph of the discussion chapter
stressing how the results of your systematic has been modified as per the renewed analysis
review respond to the aims proposed. (pp. 10-11).
Discussion section should argue the Implications were already provided after
implications of the findings in context of limitations which are now moved in
existing research and highlight limitations of discussion along with more added
the study. implications in the end of discussion (see p.
12).
8. Limitations should be focused on your Study specific limitations has been
specific manuscript, and not to systematic incorporated along with the strengths of study
reviews in general. Please, modify it. as per your suggestion. The new heading for
this section is now, “Strengths and
limitations” (see p. 13).
9. Tables and figure quality must be Table and Figure has been improved.
improved. Please, provide higher quality
tables, in a single page where possible.
Reviewer #3
10. Some assumptions are stated in various We really acknowledged your thorough
sections. Justifications should be provided on reading and valuable concern. We tried to add
these assumptions. Evaluation on how they justifications regarding the assumptions made.
will affect the results should be made.
11. For readers to quickly catch your Major challenges have been presented in
contribution, it would be better to highlight limitation section titles as “Strengths and
major difficulties and challenges, and your Limitations” (see p. 13).
original achievements to overcome them, in a Abstract has been modified as per your kind
clearer way in abstract and introduction. suggestion by adding method and improving
findings (see p. 1).
12. Aside from the aim stated in the title, the It was a real lack in our research that you
research gap and the goals of the research are highlighted. Therefore, a separate section of
not specified which leads to the reader Rationale has been added which specified the
missing the significance of the research. gaps as well as the goals of this research (see
p. 3).
13. Some key parameters are not mentioned. Rationale has been explained in detail by
The rationale on the choice of the particular making it even a separate section (see p. 3).
set of parameters should be explained with Literature review gap guided the researchers
more details. Have the authors experimented to come up with the specific set of parameters
with other sets of values? What are the used in this study (see rationale).
sensitivities of these parameters on the
results?
14. This raises some concerns regarding the Your concern is genuine about scientific
potential overlap with authors previous contribution. Considering it, the available
works. The authors should explicitly state the previous work has been revisited, cited,
novel contribution of this work, the thoroughly overview and explained in
similarities and the differences of this work rationale in order to deal with your valuable
with their previous publications. concern about novelty of this research.
15. It is suggested to add articles entitled Your suggestion is very important. However,
"Shaari et al. Exploring the Relationship due to the constrain of review article selection
between Tertiary Education and Child criteria these articles cannot be added in the
Maltreatment: An ARDL Analysis", "López- manuscript.
Belmonte et al. Flipped Learning and E-
Learning as Training Models Focused on the
Metaverse" and "Abdalrahman et al. The
Impact of Family Upbringing Methods on the
Formation of Children's Health Awareness" to
the literature review.
16. The research contributions of the paper Research contributions in terms of
should be articulated more clearly. implications has been incorporated at the end
of discussion chapter. Moreover, we also
added strengths of the study along with
limitations considering your valuable
feedback (see pp. 12-13).
17. The abstract is not representative of the We modified the abstract as per your valuable
content and contributions of the paper. The suggestion (see p. 1).
abstract does not seem to properly convey the
rigor of research.
18. The discussion section needs to be The discussion chapter has been updated
described scientifically. Kindly frame it along considering your valuable suggestions. Main
the following lines: findings were updated in the discussion
i. Main findings of the present study section. However, comparison with literature
ii. Comparison with other studies is not possible due to the nature of article
iii. Implication and explanation of findings (systematic review). Implications has been
iv. Strengths and limitations presented in the last two paragraphs of
v. Conclusion, recommendation, and future discussion. Limitation has been modified as
direction strengths and limitation.
Lastly, conclusion has been already there but
future directions are not presented here due to
possible overlap with limitations (where
suggestions were also provided) and
implications of the study.
