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1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? No
3 Is this a new and original contribution? No
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? No
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? No
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? No
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? Yes
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    There is no Results section in the paper. Also the discussion part is poorly written.

  • Competing interests:
    No
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    Yes
  • References:
    1. Duraipandiyan, V. Ayyanar, M. and Ignacimuthu, S., 2006. Antimicrobial activity of some ethnomedicinal plants used by paliyar tribe from Tamil Nadu, India. BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine; www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/6/35 2. Rajeshbabu, P., Ayyanar, M., Rasool, S.K., Sheriff, M.A. and Sekar, T. 2011. In vitro antibacterial activity of Piper betel L. and Black betel cv. Kammar leaves against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumonia. Journal of Pharmacy Research 4 (7): 2223 ? 2225. 3. Ayyanar, M. and Ignacimuthu S. 2009. Herbal medicines for wound healing: Ethnobotanical and Scientific evidence from south Indian traditional medicine. International Journal of Natural Products in Applied Research 2(3): 29-42.
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  • How to cite:  Ayyanar M .Antibacterial Properties of Anthocephalus Cadamba Fruits[Review of the article 'Antibacterial Properties of Anthocephalus Cadamba Fruits. ' by Mishra R].WebmedCentral 2011;2(8):WMCRW00889
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1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Partly
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Partly
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? No
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? No
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? Yes
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? No
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? No
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? No
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    1 herbal medicne or alternative complimentary medicine is more better subject category. 2. interpretation and discussion is missing the literature written under heading 'Discussion' is just mentioning the results. 3. fruit extract prepared in various solvent against group of microbes has been checked. 6. The authors must state this a preliminary study to chosing a better extract for evaluating medicinal value of the plant, More and latest references must be included, importance and limitations of the study should be mentioned in discussion, English must be proper. Introduction part has also needs to be rewritten. 9. Table and figures of MIC are missing. the given graph have poor pixels. 10. newest and more number of references are required

     

    NOTE: paper is acdpetable with new proper headings,  introduction and discussion with conclusion. The paper also need detailed material and methods with proper headings.

     

    The heading may be "Evaluation of various extracts of the Fruits of Anthocephalus cadamba for their Antimicrobial activity"

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    Yes
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    about one year

  • How to cite:  Kumar A .Antimicrobial activity of the various extracts of the Fruits of Anthocephalus cadamba[Review of the article 'Antibacterial Properties of Anthocephalus Cadamba Fruits. ' by Mishra R].WebmedCentral 2011;2(8):WMCRW00887
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