Criteria for Acceptance

Journal of Environmental Monitoring's mission is "To stimulate and publish cutting-edge physical, chemical and biological research relating to the detection, measurement, impact, pathways and management of contaminants in all environments, with special emphasis on the effect of exposure to contaminants and assessment of associated health risks." Please note that the current rejection rate for this journal is 75%.

1. How would you rate this paper relative to other papers published in Journal of Environmental Monitoring?*
   
   Top 10%
   Top 25%
   Top 50%
   Bottom 50%
   
   

   
   

2. Does this article fall within the scope of the journal? *
   
   Yes
   No
   

   
   

3. Are the aims/objectives of this article sufficiently clear? *
   
   Yes
   No
   

   
   

4. Is the article's length commensurate with its content? (Please consider any relevant page limits when answering) *
   
   Yes
   No
   
   If the article is too long, please include in your comments recommendations for deleting text, tables or illustrations.

   
   

5. Could any material be transferred to the RSC's Electronic Supplementary Information area? *
   
   Yes
   No
   
   Please give details in your comments.

   
   

6. Are the results clearly given with adequate statistic/validation methods? *
   
   Yes
   No
   

   
   

7. Does the article's title adequately reflect its content? *
   
   Yes
   No
   

   
   

8. Are the objectives, salient features and important quantitative data stated in the abstract? *
   
   Yes
   No
   

   
   

9. What contribution does this paper make to the subject area it addresses? *
   
   Select a number... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
   
   1 = Poor, 10 = Outstanding

   
   

10. What is your recommendation? *
    
    Accept - unchanged
    Accept - with minor revisions
    Accept - with major revisions
    Reconsider - after major revisions
    Reject - fragmentation/lack of new material - see comments
    Reject - lack of novelty/significance - see comments
    Reject - scientific reasons - see comments
    Reject - other - see comments
    
    Your recommendation cannot be used unless justification is provided. Please support your recommendation in your comments.

    
    

If you recommend acceptance you must provide details to support this decision and you should outline any revisions (which should be achievable within 10 days) and indicate any additional experimental evidence required to support the results (e.g. as Electronic Supplementary Information).

If you recommend rejection you must provide details to support this decision. If you feel that work may be suitable for publication elsewhere please indicate the most appropriate journal and format.

Type/paste your comments here: *

OR Upload a document file - MS Word (.doc), plain text (.txt) or Acrobat (.pdf) files only:

OPTIONAL Comments for Editorial Office only: