JMed JMIRx Med JMIRx Med 2563-6316 JMIR Publications Toronto, Canada v2i1e28742 10.2196/28742 Authors’ Response to Peer Reviews Authors’ Response to Peer Reviews Author’s Responses to Peer Reviews of “Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia Using a Modified Singular Spectrum Analysis Approach: Model Development and Data Analysis” Meinert Edward Alharbi Nader PhD 1
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Prince Mutib Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Rd, Ar Rimayah Riyadh Saudi Arabia 966 114299999 ext 95590 alharbina@ksau-hs.edu.sa
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9905-775X King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Riyadh Saudi Arabia Corresponding Author: Nader Alharbi alharbina@ksau-hs.edu.sa Jan-Mar 2021 31 3 2021 2 1 e28742 12 3 2021 12 3 2021 ©Nader Alharbi. Originally published in JMIRx Med (https://med.jmirx.org), 31.03.2021. 2021

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These are the author's response to peer reviews for “Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia Using a Modified Singular Spectrum Analysis Approach: Model Development and Data Analysis”.

Response to Round 1 Reviews

First, I wish to thank the editor and all the reviewers for their enlightening comments and observations, which I strongly believe have increased the quality of this manuscript [1]. I am indeed grateful for the time they have devoted to this paper. I hope you will be pleased to learn that I have taken on board and addressed all observations and comments.

Anonymous [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ref2">2</xref>] Specific Comments

Thank you for this comment [2]. I have revised the discussion of the singular spectrum analysis technique and COVID-19 cases according to the referee’s suggestion, and I added more information and citations.

I appreciate the reviewer’s insightful comment. The test was used, and the results are provided. The recommended paper and another related paper were cited.

 Anonymous [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ref3">3</xref>] General Comments

Thank you for pointing out the formatting issues to me [3]. I agree, they must have been due to a formatting bug during submission. I hope now you will be pleased, as I have addressed all observations and submitted the paper as a Word file.

 Response to Round 2 Review

I appreciate the reviewer’s insightful comments and suggestions.

1. The whole manuscript has been reviewed and edited by a native speaker as suggested.

2. Moreover, the references have been removed from the Abstract and added to the Introduction section.

 Alharbi N Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia Using a Modified Singular Spectrum Analysis Approach: Model Development and Data Analysis JMIRx Med 2021 03 31 2 1 e21044 10.2196/21044 Anonymous Reviewer Peer review of "Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia Using a Modified Singular Spectrum Analysis Approach: Model Development and Data Analysis" JMIRx Med 2021 03 31 2 1 e28741 10.2196/28741 Anonymous Reviewer Peer review of "Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia Using a Modified Singular Spectrum Analysis Approach: Model Development and Data Analysis" JMIRx Med 2021 03 31 2 1 e28679 10.2196/28679