Writing Quality:
/ Does the manuscript
flow, no gaps in the logic?
/ Is it well organized?
/ Does each paragraph
cover one subject?
/ Is the grammar correct?
/ Are there no spelling
errors that would be caught by using a spell checker?
/ Is the title informative
and a reflection of the content?
/ Are all scientific terms
adequately defined?
/ Is scientific terminology
used correctly?
/ Are abbreviations and
acronyms used only when absolutely necessary?
Quality of Graphs and Tables:
/ Are all reproductions
of high quality?
/ Is each axis labeled?
/ Does each figure have
a figure caption?
/ Are different symbols
legible?
/ Are all figures interleaved
with the text?
/ Do figures adequately
represent the points you want to make?
Referencing:
/ Does the paper contain
an adequate number of references from the peer reviewed scientific literature?
(10 are required, 20 or more is excellent). A few web sites are acceptable,
as are major reference books and newspapers. However, the bulk of
the references should be from scientific journals and books.
/ Are all citations in
the list of references?