12TH ACCIDENT COMPENSATION SEMINAR 2009 Guidelines for Peer Review Thank you for agreeing to prepare a paper for the 2009 Accident Compensation Seminar. Each paper submitted for the Seminar must be peer reviewed. The peer review process is very important in ensuring the quality and accuracy of the papers presented. The acceptance of your paper will incorporate the acceptance of your selected peer reviewer. When selecting a peer reviewer for your paper, please consider the following: - Is the peer reviewer a subject matter expert or does she/he have sufficient experience in a related area? - Is the peer reviewer in a position to be impartial and objective? Guidelines for Peer Reviewer 1. Please treat the paper as confidential and protect it from any form of exploitation. Do not use information from, quote from or refer to a paper before it has been presented at the Seminar. 2. 3. . 4. Adopt a positive, impartial attitude towards the paper. If there is any reason why you cannot be an impartial reviewer, return the paper immediately. Please advise the organising committee, through the author, immediately if you cannot complete your review by the agreed deadline. In your assessment of the paper, consider the following: a) Is the paper likely to be interesting and/or useful to (some) industry practitioners? b) Is the paper saying something new? c) As far as you can tell a. Is the information in the paper correct? b. Are the mathematical developments in the paper correct? c. Are the ideas of others properly acknowledged? d. Have any major sources been neglected? d) Is the paper well organised and clearly expressed? a. Is there appropriate use of subheadings, tables, graphs and illustrations? b. Could the paper be condensed at all? c. Are there explanations or mathematical developments which should be expanded to make them clearer? d. Does the title clearly indicate the contents? You are not expected to correct grammar, spelling or mistakes of style, although your comments on such matters are very welcome.
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The peer reviewer and author are expected to meet to discuss feedback and to agree a response to any feedback. The feedback process may be an iterative one and feedback should be incorporated into the final submitted paper. If you have any questions regarding the peer review process, please contact either Susan Ley (02 9248 5923) or Peter McCourt (03 8603 4783).
PEER REVIEW AUTHORISATION FORM 12th Accident Compensation Seminar 2009 Author/s: ____________________________________________________________________________
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DATE: _____________________________________ PRESENTERS ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT THIS SIGNED PEER REVIEW FORM WITH THEIR PAPER OR PRESENTATION TO ACTUARIES OF AUSTRALIA BY THE DUE DATE OF FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2009. PAPERS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO EMMA.SIMONSON@ACTUARIES.ASN.AU
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