Article Review for ABAC Journal

 Article Title:   

 Please tick x or highlight YELLOW in the box(es).

 1. Does the paper make a valuable contribution to the body of current knowledge in terms of:

YES  NO   N/A

[]      []     []       Theory?

[]      []     []        New Data?

[]      []     []       Analysis?

[]      []     []        Results?

[]      []     []        Application of theory to practice?

[]      []     []       Summarizing the state of knowledge?

[]      []     []        Methodology?

 2. Is the paper competently written and presented to a publishable standard?

YES   NO  N/A

[]      []     []     Are the concepts adequately designed?

[]      []     []     Is the style clear and concise?

[]      []     []     Is the argument coherent and the paper well integrated?

[]      []     []      Are statistics, tables, diagrams clear?

[]      []     []      Is it well structured?

[]      []     []      Should any part of the paper be cut, re-structured, or developed?

[]      []     []      Does the title accurately reflect the contents of the paper?

3. Is the referencing appropriate?

YES  NO    N/A

[]      []     []   Is adequate credit given to other contributors in the field?

[]      []     []    Are there major omissions?

[]      []     []    Are the references complete?

4.  Recommendation

[]  Be accepted without amendments

[] Be accepted subject to minor or major changes (please provide some guidance to the author(s) on what you think is needed)

[] Be returned to the author(s) for major re-work with a recommendation for future re-submission (please provide some guidance to the author(s) on what you think is needed)

[] Be rejected                                                     

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                                 Reviewer

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Article Title:  

 Recommendation for Change

 Please write some suggestions that the writer should follow. (Note the areas that you think should be revised or improved ……)

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