1. Copyright 2006 1 Paper Reviewing Roger Clarke Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd, Canberra Visiting Professor, Uni. of Hong Kong, U.N.S.W., A.N.U. http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/....../SOS/PaperRev {.html,.ppt} Outstanding Paper Award Presentation 19th Bled eCommerce Conference June 2006, Bled, Slovenia

2. Copyright 2006 2 Paper Reviewing Why do we do this? As an Act of Q.A. Academic Quality – Rigour Real World Quality – Relevance Presentation Quality – Accessibility Contribution Quality – Ambition Who We Do This For? Readers (via the Program Chair/Editor) The Author(s) The Community, including ourselves

3. Copyright 2006 3 Good Reviewers Make For More Outstanding Papers Indicators of Quality in a Review Demonstrated understanding of the paper Positive features, identified briefly Critique, Expressed Constructively Value-Add (collaboration not competition) What Not To Do Fail to declare lack of expertise, or conflict Take premature advantage of content Be emotive, aggressive, sarcastic, demeaning Be vague about the papers weaknesses Criticise without 'Actionable Advice