TO: Reviewers of Papers Submitted
for iNEER Special Volume for 2003
FROM: Board of Editors,
SUBJECT: Review of Paper Submitted for “Engineering Education and Research – 2002: A Chronicle of Worldwide Innovations”
Dear
Sir/Madam:
Recently,
the International Network for Engineering Education and Research (iNEER)
published a special volume for 2001 entitled: “Engineering Education and
Research – 2001: A Chronicle of Worldwide Innovations”. This book was distributed to all attendees
at ICEE-2002 held during August 18-22, 2002 in Manchester, England, and is now
available for purchase by clicking on the link: http://www.ineer.org/iNEERPapers/OrderForm2001.pdf.
A photo of the book cover may be seen
at http://www.ineer.org/iNEERPapers/2001BookCover.jpg),
while information on the table of contents and preface may be seen at:
http://www.ineer.org/iNEERPapers/SpecialVolumeTableofContents.pdf
and http://www.ineer.org/iNEERPapers/SpecialVolume2001Preface.pdf.
The
author(s) of the attached paper have submitted it for consideration for
possible inclusion in the next Special Volume which will be published in the
spring of 2003. As a member of the
Board of Editors, I would appreciate it if you would kindly provide a review of
the contents of the paper and give me your comments concerning the quality of
the paper and its suitability for publication in an archival journal. You have been selected as a reviewer because
of your expertise in engineering education.
Please
give me your review by replying to this e-mail, and completing the five items
in the Review Form below.
(Alternatively, you may copy the Review Form attached below and, after
completing it, send it as an attachment to your e-mail.) Your comments under “Reviewer’s Comments”
will be especially important. Please
also check one of the boxes indicating your final recommendation. Verbatim copy
of your review, minus reviewer identity, will be forwarded to the authors. We
would appreciate your insightful comments to help improve the quality of the
paper.
In
order that we can meet the publication deadline, please reply by November 5,
2002. If you anticipate that you
will not be able to respond by this deadline, please inform me immediately so I
may contact another reviewer. Thank you
in advance for your help.
Sincerely,
Board
of Editors
iNEER Special Issue for 2003
REVIEW
FORM
Please
Complete the following:
1.
Name of Reviewer:
2.
Affiliation, Title and e-Mail Address:
3.
E-Mail Addresses of Suggested Appropriate Reviewers (optional):
2. Title of Paper Being Reviewed:
3. Authors’ Name(s):
4.
Reviewer’s Comments. Please provide comments
according to the following suggested topics, using as much space as necessary:
a.
Contents
(e.g.: clarity of objectives; basis of theory; conclusions drawn; understanding
of subject; etc.):
b.
Degree
of Novelty or Originality (e.g.: presence of new ideas; innovative
contributions; whether bulk of materials has been published elsewhere; etc.):
c.
Structure
of Paper (e.g.: general layout; use and proper numbering of figures/diagrams;
etc.)
d.
Quality
of Text (e.g.: clarity of expression; consistency; readability; number of
quotations and references; etc.):
e.
Reviewer’s
General Opinion and Comments (e.g.: correctness of text; applicability of the
items included; quality of paper; scope covered; etc.):
5. Reviewer’s Summary Recommendation (Please mark “X” on
only one item below):
____ Accept
Paper
____ Accepted Paper if Revised According to Suggestions Given in
“Reviewer’s Comments” Above
____ Reject
Paper for Reasons Given in “Reviewer’s Comments” Above
