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Information
for Reviewers
The job of an LCJ
reviewer is to provide critical, useful, kind, and constructive reviews of
submissions and to help make papers better, to the benefit of both the
authors and their readers. To that end, reviewers should provide specific
feedback and suggestions and may engage in a dialogue with the authors. The
normal journal review guidelines also apply; namely, make sure the paper
belongs in this journal, is clearly written, is aware of and cites relevant
publications and practices, and follows LCJ formatting guidelines. Questions
and concerns should be directed to the LCJ Editors. Reviewers will receive
manuscripts electronically via email with a 3-week turn-around period.
Typical questions that
reviewers are expected to address are as follows:
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Relevance to the journal's scope which is to
"stimulate a systematic rethinking of the construction process both
on and off-site".
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2.
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Originality and value to enhancing the theory
and/or practice of Lean Construction.
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3.
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Soundness of arguments for the problem issue being
addresses by the paper.
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4.
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Appropriateness and Correctness of methodology.
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5.
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Importance of the paper contribution to the
advancement of Lean Construction.
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6.
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Clarity of presentation and structure of the paper
(readability, abstract, main body, figures, tables, etc).
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7.
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Sufficiency of references to Lean Construction
published literature (please list any missing references that the author
should include).
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8.
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Suggested improvements for author(s).
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