General Guidelines for Peer Review Of

NCKRI PUBLICATION

PEER REVIEW CHECKLIST

General Guidelines for Peer Review of:

[Title of Manuscript to be Reviewed]

[Reviewer name]

for

14th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering Impacts of Karsts

Thank you for agreeing to review the above manuscript for publication by the National Cave and Karst Research Institute. Attached is a Microsoft Word copy of the manuscript for review. Please turn on the “track changes” option and directly insert any corrections or changes that you see as necessary. Use the “comment” tool to explain changes that are not obvious and to discuss any concerns or suggestions for specific sections. General or overall comments are welcome and should be made on the following page. If you wish to remain anonymous, please indicate this and include your detailed comments on the following page and reference the manuscript’s page number, paragraph, and line(s) involved. In addition, below are general questions on the overall quality and content of the manuscript.

GENERAL COMMENTS (circle your answer)

Do you wish your identity to be revealed to the Author(s)? Yes No

Is this manuscript appropriate to the scope of the publication? Yes No

Are the objectives of the manuscript clearly defined? Yes No

Are the conclusions of the manuscript supported by data presented? Yes No

Are the figures appropriate for the manuscript? Yes No

Are the references appropriate / sufficient for the manuscript? Yes No

Do you recommend publication in its current form or with the tracked changes? Yes No

If not, can the manuscript be made acceptable for NCKRI publication? Yes No

Date received ______Signature: ______

Thank you for your assistance in improving manuscripts for publication by NCKRI.

Please send the Word file, this checklist, your written commentary, and any additional material you may have produced during your peer review to:

______(e-mail ______).

WRITTEN COMMENTARY

NOTE: If you wish to remain anonymous, please indicate this and include your detailed comments with reference to the manuscript’s page number, paragraph, and line(s) involved. If you have marked-up a PDF version of the manuscript, you may remove your reviewer information by first selecting all of the comments in the “Comments List” in Adobe Reader or Acrobat, then right click and select “Properties”, then delete the Author information under the General tab.