This paper offers suggestions about how to review a manuscript submitted for publication in the fields of management information systems, organizational studies, operations management, and management in general. Rationales for the suggestions and illustrative sample comments are provided. Reviewing a Manuscript for Publication http://www.people.vcu.edu/~aslee/referee.htm 2 of 14 1/17/2008 1:49 PM

Large numbers of people all over the world read and contribute to various review sites. Many contributors are understandably concerned about privacy in general and, specifically, about linkability of their reviews (and accounts) across multiple review sites. In this paper, we study linkability of community-based reviewing and try to answer the question: to what extent are ”anonymous” reviews li...

The impact of introducing double-blind reviewing in the most recent Evolution of Language conference is assessed. The ranking of papers is compared between EvoLang 11 (double-blind review) and EvoLang 9 and 10 (single-blind review). Main effects were found for first author gender by conference. The results mirror some findings in the literature on the effects of double-blind review, suggesting ...

This paper reviews the difficulties associated with being a statistical reviewer for a medical journal. As background, I consider first the use of statistical reviewers by medical journals, medical journals' policies on statistical peer review, and the limited evidence of its effectiveness. The assessment of a manuscript is considered under the headings of design, methods of analysis, presentat...

Any scientific publication aims to advance the field of knowledge that it deals with, and therefore the editorial staff will always be seeking the most revolutionary papers among all of those received. On the other hand, the reviewers' task is usually a much more conservative one, as reviewers are responsible for verifying the realism of the methods proposed and the veracity of the claimed resu...

A s my presidential year draws to a close, I want to report to the IEEE Computer Society membership about our 2001 accomplishments. This " year in review " will serve to inform members about our progress toward achieving our strategic goals. The priority project for the Board of Governors this year was the selection of a new executive director. I am pleased to announce that after an extensive s...

Abstract After reviewing many literature foundations, the thesis combines basic methods of elastic mechanics with mathematical knowledge, sets bipotential stress potential complex function and analyses relationship between component, strain component function, applies variable function. The expression relevant is derived, displacement boundary conditions surrounding rock shallow circular tunnel...