Title
Findings and implications from data mining the IMC review process
Abstract
The computer science research paper review process is largely human and time-intensive. More worrisome, review processes are frequently questioned, and often non-transparent. This work advocates applying computer science methods and tools to the computer science review process. As an initial exploration, we data mine the submissions, bids, reviews, and decisions from a recent top-tier computer networking conference. We empirically test several common hypotheses, including the existence of readability, citation, call-for-paper adherence, and topical bias. From our findings, we hypothesize review process methods to improve fairness, efficiency, and transparency.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2427036.2427040
Computer Communication Review
Keywords
Field
DocType
recent top-tier computer network,computer science method,call-for-paper adherence,imc review process,computer science review process,topical bias,common hypothesis,initial exploration,computer science research paper,hypothesize review process method,review process
Transparency (graphic),Data mining,Review article,Computer science,Citation,Readability
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
43
1
0146-4833
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.36
11
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Robert Beverly136132.92
Mark Allman23045278.07