********************** * 4OR - Referee Report ********************** * Authors+Title of paper ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ * Content of the paper * Considering the following elements, how would you evaluate the strong and weak points of the paper? * The paper is original. It advances knowledge significantly. * The paper paves the way for new applications of OR techniques or theoretical developments that will have a major impact on OR. * Mathematical developments are original, technically correct and of adequate generality. * The paper is likely to be of interest to many OR specialists. Its impact on the field will be important. It is likely to be much cited. * The paper compares very well with papers on a similar subject published by renowned OR journals. * The paper is clearly an important achievement for the author(s). * I wish I were the author of the paper. * Strong points __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ * Weak points __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ * Presentation of the paper * Considering the following elements, how would you evaluate the strong and weak points of the paper? * The paper is very clearly presented. * The arguments are clearly and logically articulated. * The main points of the paper are well stressed and their contribution to the field clearly expressed. * Complex arguments are presented in the simplest and clearest possible way. * Adequate reference is made to the existing literature. * The title and abstract of the paper are informative. * The paper is easy to read. * The content of the paper could not have been expressed more briefly and clearly. * The paper is written in very good English. * Strong points __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ * Weak points __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ * My overall recommendation is that: * choose among following four possibilities : * please delete all other choices to avoid confusion. * 1. The paper should not be accepted * 2. The paper has some qualities but would need a major revision * before it can be published * 3. The paper can be published after the correction of the * minor points put forward in my report. * The revision can reasonably be undertaken within one month. * 4. The paper should be accepted as is. * Please add below your (constructive) comments on the paper