UMBC CMSC 691D PAPER REVIEW FORM (adapted from IEEE CS review form)
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Paper Title:

Paper Authors:

Reviewer Name:

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SECTION I. OVERVIEW
	
1.  Which category describes this manuscript?
___Practice/Application/Case Study/Experience Report
___Research/Technology
___Survey/Tutorial/How-To


2.  How relevant is this manuscript to spatial databases?  
___Very Relevant
___Relevant
___Interesting - but not very relevant
___Irrelevant


3.  Is the manuscript technically sound? Please explain your answer.
___Yes
___Appears to be - but didn't check completely
___Partially
___No


4.  Are the title, abstract, and keywords appropriate? Please comment.
___Yes
___No


5.  Does the manuscript contain sufficient and appropriate
    references? 
___References are sufficient and appropriate
___Important references are missing; more references are needed
___Number of references are excessive


6.  Does the introduction state the objectives of the manuscript 
    in terms that encourage the reader to read on? 
___Yes
___Could be improved
___No


7.  How would you rate the organization of the manuscript? 
    Is it focused?  Is the length appropriate for the topic? 
___Satisfactory
___Could be improved
___Poor

8.  Please rate and comment on the readability of this manuscript.
___Easy to read
___Readable - but requires some effort to understand
___Difficult to read and understand
___Unreadable


9. Overall Evaluation
___Excellent
___Good
___Fair
___Poor


SECTION II. DETAILED COMMENTS

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A. Define the problem addressed in the paper and discuss its significance



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B. Discuss the contributions of the paper and their significance.




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C. Summarize/explain the main concepts and techniques proposed/used 
   in the paper.



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D. Discuss any validation methodology used in the paper.



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E. Discuss the reasoanlyness of the assumptions made in the paper.
   What is the impact of relaxing those assumptions on the solution 
   approach?


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F. Discuss the major strengths and weaknesses of the paper.


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