- Does the paper relate a cohesive argument? Are the ideas clearly presented?

 

- Does the title characterize the manuscript? Is the writing concise and easy to follow?

 

- What portions of the paper should be expanded? Removed? Condensed? Summarized?
Combined?

 

- Is the title concise, omitting terms that are implicit and, where possible, a statement of the main result or conclusion presented in the manuscript? Abbreviations should be avoided within the title.

 

- Does the abstract consist of 1) the aim of the study, 2) the method, 3) the result or finding, and 4) the conclusion?

 

- Clearly describe and respectively:

• The background of the study;
• State-of-the-art, relevant research to justify the novelty of the manuscript;
• Gap analysis, novelty statement;
• Hypothesis or problem statement (optional);
• Approach to resolve the problem; and
• The aim of the study.

• The method is written clearly so that other researchers can replicate the experiment or research with the same result;
• Describe not only the definition of terms but also how to conduct the research;
• Describe the location, participants, research instrument, and data analysis;

• The data presented has been processed (not raw data) into a table or figure and given a supportive description which easy to follow.
• The result related to the original questions or objectives outlined in the Introduction section.
• The author describes the result of the study consistent with what other investigators have reported, or if there are any differences.
• The author provides an interpretation for each of the results or findings presented.
• The author describes the implications of the research.
• The author describes the limitations of the research or drawbacks to the method or position.
• The author describes further need/areas for research or expansion of ideas.

Consist of:

• Answer the objectives of the research;
• Implication or recommendation (optional);
• Written in a paragraph, not in bullet/numbering.