[Tccc] ComSoc technical cosponsorship - r...

Renato Lo Cigno locignoatdisi.unitn.it
Thu May 30 03:09:19 EDT 2013



 Dear Joe, All,

I find all points correct, with one "doubt" on
5. TPC Meeting.  

I find that the best practice is a substantial on-line
discussion among the reviewers rather than a TPC Meeting
whose cost for the conference (specially small ones)
is really high.

A very good example here can be taken from P2P.
Infocom tends to be less effective, with many reviewers
not actively involved in trying to make a real
discussion.

If there has not been a preparation with discussion of
different reviews, TPC meetings often results in
huge effort without a substantial improvement of the
reviews' quality.

My 2c
Renato

On 5/29/13 8:05 PM, Joe Touch wrote:
> Hi, all,
>
> As part of the ComSoc technical cosponsorship (TCS) process, TCs are
> supposed to nominate at least two members of the TPC who will monitor
> the review process.
>
> However, there doesn't appear to be any guidelines for providing
> feedback on that process.
>
> I've drafted the following, which I hope will open a discussion on this
> issue. If it evolves into something useful, perhaps it can be posted on
> the TC websites for use by those appointed to monitor TC-endorsed TCS'd
> meetings.
>
> NB: I've cross-posted this to TCCC, ITC, and TCHSN, which are where I
> participate primarily; if any other TC has suggestions, please take the
> discussion to the TCCC list if possible.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Rating system:
>        EXCELLENT    best-practice to be aspired to
>        AVERAGE      acceptable practice
>        DEFICIENT    cause for concern for ComSoc involvement
>
> 1. TPC participation invitation        E/A/D
>
>       E = before first Call for Papers (CFP) issued
>       A = before CFP submissions due
>       D = after CFP submissions due
>
> 2. involvement in CFP promotion        E/A/D
>
>       E = invited to forward CFP and submit
>       A = invited to submit
>       D = neither
>
> 3. paper assignment for review        E/A/D
>
>       E = invited to select papers based on expertise and
>           abstracts/titles
>       A = invited to select based on topic area
>       D = not invited to select
>
>       NB: "everyone reviews all" = E
>
> 4. paper review format            E/A/D
>
>       E = includes rank, feedback for author, and private
>           feedback for TPC discussion
>       A = includes rank and author feedback
>       D = includes only rank
>
> 5. TPC meeting                E/A/D
>
>       E = in-person meeting with support for remote
>       A = in-person with no remote support or only telecon or e-mail
>       D = no meeting
>
> 6. paper review process            E/A/D
>
>       E = considers average rank AND outlier info, discussion points
>           also based on natural 'gap' in evaluation
>       A = considers average rank based on natural gap in evaluation
>       D = considers rank only
>
> 7. paper reviews returned        E/A/D
>
>       E = >=3 substantive reviews returned with rank and
>           comments for the authors
>       A = >=3 substantive reviews returned with rank and
>           at least a rationale for rejects
>       D = <3 reviews for some papers, reviews not returned at all,
>           or only rank provided
>
> 7. paper accept rate            E/A/D
>
>       E = <=50%, based on natural gap in paper evaluation
>       A = <=50%, not based on 'gap'
>       D = >50%
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> _______________________________________________
> IEEE Communications Society Tech. Committee on Computer Communications
> (TCCC) - for discussions on computer networking and communication.
> Tccc at lists.cs.columbia.edu
> https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc
>
_______________________________________________
IEEE Communications Society Tech. Committee on Computer Communications
(TCCC) - for discussions on computer networking and communication.
Tccc at lists.cs.columbia.edu
https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc
 




More information about the Tccc mailing list