Content of review 1, reviewed on December 21, 2020

Abstract: The author has not elaborated any abstracts yet, but made it clear during the introduction that the objective of the research is to review strategic policies on the creation of a logistics center at the GCC and to suggest government policies to improve industrial and logistics cooperation between Korea and countries of the GCC. It is recommended that this information be included in the abstract to be created to guide the readers of this work on the subject to be addressed.

Title: The title is very clear as to the objective of proposing government policies that aim to optimize the logistical processes in the countries observed, making it suitable for the theme presented.

References: The research does not present references, however it includes data from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the author must pay attention to include all references so that during the review process it is possible to evaluate the veracity of the information included in the research, as well as to support possible conflicts of interest.

The author clearly defines the research problem and the question to be answered during the article, but his text begins with the objective. It is recommended to use the objective at the end of the introduction, relating it to the logical progression that refers to the research to be presented in other topics.

Terminology: the author uses the term CCG and does not explain to the reader the meaning of the acronym, ignoring that the meaning of the acronym may not be universally known. It is suggested to write according to the example below, at least the first time it is mentioned in the text: "Cooperation Council of the Arab Gulf States (GCC)".

The article is based on a case study, evaluates the logistical potential of the countries mentioned in the introduction, but does not clearly explain which methodology is applied in the data analysis. It is noticeable that there was observation of data cited throughout the text in order to argue about the creation of logistical centers and the development of politicians that favor such a process, but there is no reference to confirm the reliability of the data cited.

The article is not organized with the inclusion of data by means of tables and figures, but it does contain references and citations with information that allow us to argue about the subject being discussed, even though a reference session is missing to prove the validity of the registered data. It is recommended that the authors make comparisons about the proposal presented with other countries, making it possible to visualize behaviors through graphs and table analysis.

Despite the absence of the discussion session, through the data inserted as references throughout the work, the authors meet the objective of explaining the need to create a logistics center at GCC and implement policies that make this objective viable, pointing to its conclusion what economic objectives will be felt in the region.

Source

    © 2020 the Reviewer.

References

    Jason, M., Gordon, W. 2012. Port-centric logistics, dry ports and offshore logistics hubs: strategies to overcome double peripherality?. Maritime Policy & Management.