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The document provides guidance for reviewing scientific manuscripts. It outlines key areas to evaluate such as the abstract, introduction, methodology, results, conclusions, and references. Reviewers are advised to check for clarity, organization, reproducibility, conclusions, and overall quality.

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Abstract

The document provides guidance for reviewing scientific manuscripts. It outlines key areas to evaluate such as the abstract, introduction, methodology, results, conclusions, and references. Reviewers are advised to check for clarity, organization, reproducibility, conclusions, and overall quality.

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Abstract

• Is it really a summary?

• Does it include key findings?

• Is it an appropriate length?

Introduction

• Is it effective, clear and well organized?

• Does it really introduce and put into perspective what follows?

• Suggest changes in organization and point authors to appropriate citations.

• Be specific – don't write generic statements like, "the authors have done a poor job.”

Methodology

• Can a colleague reproduce the experiments and get the same outcomes?

• Did the authors include proper references to previously published methodology?

• Is the description of new methodology accurate?

• Could or should the authors have included supplementary material?

Results and discussion

• Suggest improvements in the way data is shown

• Comment on general logic and on justification of interpretations and conclusions

• Comment on the number of figures, and tables

• Write concisely and precisely which changes you recommend

• List separately suggested changes in style, grammar and other small changes

• Suggest additional experiments or analyses

• Make clear the need for changes/updates

• Ask yourself whether the manuscript should be published at all

Conclusions

• Comment on importance, validity and generality of conclusions

• Request toning down of unjustified claims and generalizations

• Request removal of redundancies and summaries


• The abstract, not the conclusion, summarizes the study

References, tables and figures

• Check accuracy, number and citation appropriateness

• Comment on any footnotes

• Comment on quality and readability of figures

• Assess completeness of legends, axis labels, and figure captions

• Check presentation consistency • Comment on need for color in figures

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