Fwd: IEEE Access - Decision on Manuscript ID Access-2019-05588

[Ali Moallim]

Dear NSL colleagues,

I would like to share the review comment of my paper titled:  Hybrid Smart Demand Responsive Public Transport System for Conventional Public Transport in City Metropolitan Area, submitted to IEEE Open Access.

The paper has not been recommended for publication in IEEE Access, but re-submission is permitted once after improvements.

Sincerely,

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Date: Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 10:34 AM
Subject: IEEE Access - Decision on Manuscript ID Access-2019-05588
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Reviewer(s)' Comments to Author:

Reviewer: 1

Recommendation: Reject (update and resubmit encouraged)

Comments:
The approach is interesting and could be implemented as a trial, however is only tested with simulation. It is not clear whether the demand data is random or based on real demand. The main issue these days with DRT systems is looking at behaviour and how people will use the system, rather than optimising for the demand; this seems like a preliminary step and I’d be interested in reading papers about the trial.

Additional Questions:
Does the paper contribute to the body of knowledge?: While the proposed DRT service is interesting and implementable, it is not the most exciting proposal and the results are pretty much as expected. It is accepted that DRT is beneficial for low demand.

Is the paper technically sound?: The abstract does not make it clear that this is a simulation study. Some details are missing from the simulation; it’s not clear whether the demand is randomly allocated to origins and destinations or if it’s based on actual demand.

Is the subject matter presented in a comprehensive manner?: The background is thorough.

Are the references provided applicable and sufficient?: The references are appropriate, however note 15 has an incorrect title.


Reviewer: 2

Recommendation: Reject (do not encourage resubmit)

Comments:
The paper presents a system of "smart" DRT, meaning that the vehicles follow routes and schedules to a degree required.

Although the challenge is original, it is not fully specified in the paper. Also, the paper could win from making clear what it aims for: The researchable questions listed in the introduction are not exactly addressed in the paper, and instead the paper confuses implementational issues (system architecture, UI) with developing a "smart" system - i.e., the simulation of the performance of the original challenge. With other words, it is not clear to me what the paper tries to achieve.

My confusion is consistent with the abstract that does not make clear whether the paper is about system development or research.

If I go with the simulated system performance, then there is clearly a substantial refocusing and rewriting needed. Larger points: I don't see how regular PT is simulated -- it is compared to in the discussion, but all three specified scenarios S0, S1, S2 are not baseline PT. The simulation uses parameters without justifying their values (10 vehicles, or the "random" demand of 370000 people) or investigating the senstivity of these choices. The demand modelling is intransparent, but critical for the outcomes - there seems to be also no demand into or out of the chosen area. The 100 km are presumably 100 m? And how is the claim "DRT services are more efficient" justified?

Details:

Fig 3 is not clear to me, and the text talks about six aspects - presumably the six lines of the figure - but does not explain all six.

The paper also contains frequent typos and missing words, including references 3, 8, 12, 27, 28.

With regard to the literature I am highly doubtful of the apropriateness of some reference - e.g. 30 is totally out of context, and 6 is called to describe "current architectures" but is from 2010.

Additional Questions:
Does the paper contribute to the body of knowledge?: marginally

Is the paper technically sound?: to some extent

Is the subject matter presented in a comprehensive manner?: yes

Are the references provided applicable and sufficient?: yes

If you have any questions, please contact article administrator: Ms. Anna Melhorn a.me...@ieee.org

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