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Peer Review of “The Loch Ness Monster: If It’s Real, Could It Be an Eel?”

Peer Review of “The Loch Ness Monster: If It’s Real, Could It Be an Eel?”

Peer Review of “The Loch Ness Monster: If It’s Real, Could It Be an Eel?”

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    Peer-Review Report


    This is a peer-review report submitted for the paper “The Loch Ness Monster: If It’s Real, Could It Be an Eel?”


    General Assessment

    This paper [1] is an interesting assessment that verifies the obvious—that any monster of ~6 m cannot be an eel (Anguilla anguilla), although there is a reasonable likelihood that eels of ~1 m could account for some of the “sightings” of elongate animals in the loch. However, even though the outcome is unsurprising, the author approaches the subject in a rigorous and systematic way. As such, the manuscript is of value in eliminating eels as possible candidate species for the mythical monster.

    The manuscript is well-written and referenced.

    Essential Revisions That Are Required to Verify the Manuscript

    Nil.

    Other Suggestions to Improve the Manuscript

    Nil.

    Decision

    Verified: The content is academically sound, only minor amendments (if any) are suggested.

    Conflicts of Interest

    None declared.

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    1. Foxon F. The Loch Ness monster: if it's real, could it be an eel? JMIRx Bio. 2023:e49063. [CrossRef]

    Edited by G Eysenbach; This is a non–peer-reviewed article. submitted 06.07.23; accepted 06.07.23; published 21.07.23.

    Copyright

    ©Don Jellyman. Originally published in JMIRx Bio (https://bio.jmirx.org), 21.07.2023.

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