Reviewer Guidelines

Typical points to look for in a paper and include in reviews, are relevance, originality/novelty, importance, technical soundness, and clarity. A review typically includes detailed expert feedback and suggestions that help authors make significant improvements in subsequent versions.

Please consider the following:

  • What are the major contributions of the paper?
  • How relevant is the submission to the topics covered by the conference?
  • How innovative is the research being presented?
  • Is the submission significantly different or better than previously published material?
  • What are its strengths of the paper?
  • What are the weaknesses of the paper?
  • Is the work technically sound?
  • Is the analysis adequate?
  • Is the treatment of the subject complete?
  • Does the paper cite and use appropriate references? (There should not be a high number of self-references.)
  • Is the quality of the presentation adequate?
  • Is it well written?
  • How is the language? Does the paper require language editing or just a proof-reading?