Reviewing Standards for CGO 2004

Reviewers often do not completely agree on a submission, so the detailed evaluation of the merits and deficiencies of a paper need to be summarized in the review. If you like the paper immensely, do not assume other reviewers will feel the same way. Describe in detail what you think is important about it and how it will contribute to theory or practice. If you are sure the paper should be rejected, you should explain why, politely , but in detail, because other reviewers may recommend acceptance. Even if the paper is not accepted, the work may be published elsewhere, and the authors will still benefit from your constructive suggestions.

The tone of your review is important. When you write an anonymous review, you are acting as a representative of our field. It is always possible to be constructive.

Papers submitted to CGO are expected to be original, innovative works. Papers should be no longer than 22 pages using 1.5 line spacing. Please see the following for the specific instructions given to authors on how to submit their paper blind.

The review process consists of four steps.

  1. You should read the paper and enter your review information. You can continue to return and edit your review information until the end of the review period, as long as you have not "finalized" it.

  2. When you are done with your review "finalize" it using the first menu selection, labeled "Are you done with your review".

  3. When all reviews are finished, authors will be able to read the two sections labeled "Comments to be addressed in the rebuttal and Additional detailed comments to the author". They will then be able to respond to those comments. That is the only information that authors will see.

  4. During program committee meeting, PC members will use all the review information and the information provided by the author to select papers for the conference.

When you review a paper, there are several things you need to tell us. This list follows the list of questions on the review form. When you change an entry on the form, you need to click the button labeled "Submit your paper review". If you leave the page without clicking that button, your review entry will not be stored.