Paper Review Form

 

Section I. Overview

 

A.  Reader Interest

           

            1.  Which category describes this manuscript?

                        ___Practice/Application/Case Study/Experience Report

                        ___Research/Technology

                        ___Survey/Tutorial/How-To

 

B.  Content

           

            1.  Please explain how this manuscript advances this field of research and/or contributes something new to the literature.

           

2.       Is the manuscript technically sound?

            ___Yes

                        ___Appears to be - but didn't check completely

                        ___Partially

                        ___No

 

C. Presentation

 

            1.  Are the title, abstract, and keywords appropriate?

                        ___Yes

                        ___No

 

2.       Does the manuscript contain sufficient and appropriate references?   

___References are sufficient and appropriate

                        ___Important references are missing; more references are needed

                        ___Number of references are excessive

 

3.       Does the introduction state the objectives of the manuscript in terms that encourage the reader to read on?

            ___Yes

                        ___Could be improved

                        ___No

 

            4.  How would you rate the organization of the manuscript? Is it focused?  Is the length appropriate for the topic?

                        ___Satisfactory

                        ___Could be improved

                        ___Poor

 

            5.  Please rate and comment on the readability of this manuscript.

                        ___Easy to read

                        ___Readable - but requires some effort to understand

                        ___Difficult to read and understand

                        ___Unreadable

 

Section II. Evaluation

 

            Please rate the manuscript. Explain your choice.

                        ___Award Quality

                        ___Excellent

                        ___Good

                        ___Fair

                        ___Poor

 

 

Section III. Detailed Comments