Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ministry of Higher Education

Umm Al-Qura University Journal
for Engineering & Architecture

FVALUATION FORM
 Evaluation Form
The objective of evaluating a manuscript (Original research work, Scientific review
paper, Scientific report for engineering and case studies) is to determine its
scientific merit for publication.
Manuscript No:

Manuscript Title: ......................................................................................................

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Please give your evaluation (Excellent, very good, good, acceptable or weak)
along with your justifications.
I. SCIENTIFIC CHARM (QUALITY) OF THE WORK

Elements Evaluation
1 Originality of the research work
2 Scientific value and quality of the work
3 Importance of the work and it's contribution to the subject area

Please feel free to justify and comment in the view of the following:

Relevance of the presented material to the general and specific

objectives of the paper.
Scientific research and experimental methodology used.
Relevance of the work to previous works in the subject area.
Contribution to the subject area.
Author's knowledge of the subject area.
Accuracy and novelty of the presented materials.
Adequacy, fitness and decency of the used references.

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II. SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION OF THE WORK

Elements Evaluation
1 Organization and presentation
2 Language, writing style and clarity of the work
3 Compliance to INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS specified by the Journal

Please feel free to justify and comment in the view of the following:
Clarity of the writing style of the presented work.
Relevance of the title and the abstract to the presented work.
Genuity of the methodology, analysis, and discussion.
Adequacy and fitness of the Figures, Tables, Pictures, Maps, etc

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III. FINAL RECOMMENDATION (select an appropriate recommendation)

Acceptable in its present form.

Acceptable with minor revisions.
Acceptable with major revisions.*
Rejected for the following reason(s):

Comments and Justifications (please use separate sheets, if necessary):

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Institution Name : ............................................................................................
Reviewers Signature : ............................................................................................
Date : ............................................................................................

*Manuscript in this category need a new evaluation.