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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

The task of reviewers is to carry out quality control of articles submit to the Register: Scientific Journal of Information Technology Systems.

When reviewing the article, please keep the following in mind:

  • Content Quality and Originality:

  • Is the article sufficiently novel and interesting to warrant publication? 

  • Does it add to the canon of knowledge? 

  • Does the article adhere to the journal's standards? 

  • Is the research question an important one? 

  • In order to determine its originality and appropriateness for the journal, it might be helpful to think of the research in terms of what percentile it is in? 

  • Is it in the top 25% of papers in this field? 

  • If the research has been covered previously, pass on references of those works to the editor.

  • Organization and Clarity:

  • Title: Does it clearly describe the article?

  • Abstract: Does it reflect the content of the article?

  • Introduction: Does it describe what the author hoped to achieve accurately, and clearly state the problem being investigated? 

  • Normally, the introduction should summarize relevant research to provide context, and explain what other authors' findings, if any, are being challenged or extended. It should describe the experiment, the hypothesis(es) and the general experimental design or method.

  • Method: Does the author accurately explain how the data was collected? 

  • Is the design suitable for answering the question posed? 

  • Is there sufficient information present for you to replicate the research? 

  • Does the article identify the procedures followed? 

  • Are these ordered in a meaningful way? 

  • If the methods are new, are they explained in detail? 

  • Was the sampling appropriate? 

  • Have the equipment and materials been adequately described? 

  • Does the article make it clear what type of data was recorded; has the author been precise in describing measurements?

  • Results: This is where the author/s should explain in words what he/she discovered in the research. It should be clearly laid out and in a logical sequence. You will need to consider if the appropriate analysis has been conducted. Are the statistics correct? 

  • If you are not comfortable with statistics, please advise the editor when you submit your report. Interpretation of results should not be included in this section.

  • Conclusion/Discussion: Are the claims in this section supported by the results, do they seem reasonable? 

  • Have the authors indicated how the results relate to expectations and to earlier research? 

  • Does the article support or contradict previous theories? 

  • Does the conclusion explain how the research has moved the body of scientific knowledge forward?

  • Tables, Figures, Images: Are they appropriate? 

  • Do they properly show the data? 

  • Are they easy to interpret and understand?

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