wpe41.gif (23084 bytes)CIS5394: Decision Making and Expert Systems
(Current Issues in CIS)
Spring 2004

Referee Final Paper Submissions

For EACH paper to be Refereed, you MUST submit the following Form. Each of the evaluation areas and rating schemes are described in detail in the Outline Refereeing Page. Please refer to that page if you have any questions. Check the Course Schedule for Due Dates

Enter your Pseudonym:

(For verification purposes)

Enter THE NUMBER of the paper you are Refereeing: 

  (From the Rough Draft Page; Check the Web Page if Unsure)

Address the Area of LOGICAL CONSISTENCY: Does the article suffer from inner contradictions or logical errors that are not acknowledged by the authors? Enter your comments about the Paper in the space provided Below (Cut and Paste is recommended):

RATE the paper in terms of Logical Consistency:

   (1 through 9; 1 = Very Poor, 5 = Average, 9 = Perfect; Refer to the Final Paper Refereeing Page for more details).

Address the Area of COHERENCE: Does the article develop an argument that follows a coherent line of reasoning? Are the boundaries of the argument reasonably well defined, and does the argument anticipate most, if not all, rival arguments? Enter your comments about the Paper in the space provided Below (Cut and Paste is recommended):

RATE the paper in terms of Coherence:

   (1 through 9; 1 = Very Poor, 5 = Average, 9 = Perfect; Refer to the Final Paper Refereeing Page for more details).

Address the Area of SUBSTANCE: Does the article provide an argument or a line of reasoning that offers insight into important issues, or does it merely summarize previous studies in a way that does not reflect depth of analysis? Does the article offer a model to guide future thinking about the issue the author is addressing? Enter your comments about the Paper in the space provided Below (Cut and Paste is recommended):

RATE the paper in terms of Substance:

   (1 through 9; 1 = Very Poor, 5 = Average, 9 = Perfect; Refer to the Final Paper Refereeing Page for more details).

Address the Area of CONTRIBUTION: Do the authors clearly articulate an issue that is salient (relevant and current) to a particular scientific issue or managerial problem? Are the issues addressed introduced in a way that their relevance to practice is evident? Would answers to the questions raised in the article likely to be useful to researchers and managers?  Enter your comments about the Paper in the space provided Below (Cut and Paste is recommended):

RATE the paper in terms of Contribution:

   (1 through 9; 1 = Very Poor, 5 = Average, 9 = Perfect; Refer to the Final Paper Refereeing Page for more details).

Address the Area of NOVELTY: Does the article make an original contribution? Enter your comments about the Paper in the space provided Below (Cut and Paste is recommended):

RATE the paper in terms of Novelty:

   (1 through 9; 1 = Very Poor, 5 = Average, 9 = Perfect; Refer to the Final Paper Refereeing Page for more details).

Address the Area of FOCUS: Is there a clear audience that the authors address? Was the article written at the appropriate level for this audience? Enter your comments about the Paper in the space provided Below (Cut and Paste is recommended):

RATE the paper in terms of Focus:

   (1 through 9; 1 = Very Poor, 5 = Average, 9 = Perfect; Refer to the Final Paper Refereeing Page for more details).

Address the Area of Paper Suggestions (required). This area does NOT involve rating. However, we all want feedback on what we have done. This is where you enter comments about how the submitter might go about improving there outline. You might feel that the outline is terrible. You can let the author know this, BUT ONLY IF YOU SUBMIT COMMENTS THAT WILL ASSIST THE AUTHOR IN IMPROVING THEIR PAPER. Just think of the comments you would appreciate on your outline (That DOES NOT MEAN THEY SHOULD ALL BE PRAISES; NO ONE has a perfect paper). Enter your comments about the Paper in the space provided Below (Cut and Paste is recommended):

Finally, make your Recommendation (required). The options are:

  1. Not suitable for publication
  2. Reassess after major changes
  3. Accept for publication with minor changes
  4. Accept for publication without changes

Enter your Recommendation here:

   (1 through 4 (only) using the above scale).

Note: The Date and Time Submitted will be saved on the form

This page was last updated on 01/20/04