CCSC: South Central Region

Reviewers for Professional Papers

• Faculty and professionals at colleges and universities are encouraged to review papers for publication and presentation for the South Central Regional Conference and Proceedings of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges.
• Reviewers are needed for ALL areas of computer science.
• Faculty and professionals who submit a paper to the South Central conference are still welcome to sign up to review papers. Paper reviews are never assigned to reviewers from the same institution as the submitting author(s).
• Reviewers for CCSC:SC are required to sign-up for reviewing EACH year.
• Reviewers receive a formal letter acknowledging their vital role in the paper selection process.
• To sign up for reviewing, please contact the reviewer chair: Jennifer Lavergne at jlavernge@mcneese.edu.
• All papers are double blind peer reviewed.
• Reviewers receive at MOST 3 papers to review for the South Central Conference.
• Reviews are completed through South Central's on-line review system. All reviewers are contacted via email with reviewing assignments and due dates.
• Reviewers carefully read and analyze the paper based on a set of criteria provided by the conference organizers. These criteria typically include:
  • Novelty and Significance: Does the paper present new and valuable insights or findings? Is the research original, or does it replicate existing work without a significant contribution? Does it advance the field of study?
  • Technical Quality: Is the research question clear and well-defined? Is the methodology sound and appropriate for the study? Are the results presented clearly, and are they supported by the data? Are the conclusions justified?
  • Clarity and Presentation: Is the paper well-written, organized, and easy to follow? Is the language clear and concise? Are the figures, tables, and references appropriate and correctly formatted?
  • Relevance: Does the paper fit within the scope and themes of the conference?