Overall this manuscript has novelty and is well-written in accordance with journal guidelines. The authors have described the recent phenomenon of professional identity of sector-based nurse educators who need to improve their professionalism, particularly in their expertise. The critical Participatory Action Research was used in this study is unique that could explore the shared meaning, and generate the knowledge of nurse educators in their professional identity development. Although, in the literature there are limited to use PAR for nurse educators that could to co-constructed their professional identity through community of practice (CoP). This study findings revealed that the nurse educators’ perceptions of professional identity changed from phase 1 to phase 3 as a result of CoP. The author explains the social constructionist theory and perspectives in the background of the study. It was also preferable to include it in the discussion chapter in order to analyze the study’s finding. Furthermore, there are specific comments to improve the quality of the manuscript as follows.

The revision manuscript is clear and well-written suitable for reviewers’ comments. The authors have added precise information about the theoretical lens and have updated the references. The authors also highlighted that critical PAR is an innovative methodology to assess related the nurse educator professionalism, and it also found that the community of practice has constructed their perception of professional identity.

The authors have revised the manuscript based on the editor and reviewers comments.