Peer Review Process

Submissions to PHONONICS 2013 are reviewed by an assigned Track Director or a member of the organizing committees with expertise in the topic. Authors are informed of review results. A second review might be obtained for a rejected submission at the discretion of the Conference co-Chairs. Submissions to the Conference are evaluated on the following criteria: 

• Relevance to the purpose of the conference
• Significance of the submission's contribution to the field (as defined by the author)
• Soundness of theoretical framework and/or methodology (as situated in a discipline)
• Clarity of presentation
• Originality and creativity of ideas (as contextualized by the relevant literature)
• Potential for engaging conference participants
• Overall rating