First Author: ______________________________________________________________
Title of Paper: ______________________________________________________________

2001 Georgia Water Resources Conference -- Manuscript Review Form

Thank you for serving as a peer reviewer for the 2001 Georgia Water Resources Conference. Manuscripts receive two peer reviews which are intended to provide helpful advice for the author and the proceedings editor. Please mark comments and suggestions directly on the manuscript, and return both the manuscript and the review form by February 5 to:

Editor, GWRC Proceedings
Institute of Ecology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2202

1. Are the paper's objectives clearly identified and stated?

 

 

 

2. Does the paper contribute to improved understanding or management of Georgia's water?
Is this contribution clearly described in the paper?

 

 

 

3. Are the key issues and background adequately discussed?

 

 

 

4. Is appropriate reference given to related work by others?
Should any additional references be added? (please list)

 

 

 

5. Are the paper's conclusions clearly identified and stated?
Are the methods valid and the conclusions adequately supported?
Are any statements or results questionable? Please list or mark these on the manuscript.

 

 

 

6. Are the conclusions and recommendations adequately presented and discussed?
What additional points should be discussed?

 

 

 

7. Is the abstract, of 2-6 sentences, clearly and concisely written to convey the "meat" of the paper? (Abstracts which merely introduce the paper or advertise its contents are insufficient.)

 

 

 

8. Are the tables and figures well planned?
Should any be added or omitted or combined?

 

 

 

9. Is the paper well written?
Is the paper's title appropriate?
Is the text well organized, with ample use of appropriate subheadings?

 

 

 

10. Any other comments that would be helpful to the author in preparing this paper:

 

 

 

11. Please give your overall rating of the manuscript:

 

 

 
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