Review Criteria
Unified review criteria for paper audit, based on major conference standards (NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, IEEE, ACM).
Four-Dimensional Review Framework
1. Quality (Weight: 30%)
What reviewers assess:
- Technical soundness of claims and proofs
- Correctness of mathematical derivations
- Fairness of experimental comparisons
- Adequate baselines and ablation studies
- Reproducibility of results
Common deduction reasons:
- Flawed proofs or incorrect derivations
- Missing baselines or unfair comparisons
- Insufficient experimental evaluation
- Claims not supported by evidence
- Missing error bars or statistical tests
Automated checks mapping: Bibliography verification, Logic & coherence analysis
2. Clarity (Weight: 30%)
What reviewers assess:
- Clear and precise writing
- Logical document organization
- Consistent notation throughout
- Reproducible by domain experts
- Appropriate use of figures and tables
Common deduction reasons:
- Ambiguous notation or undefined terms
- Poor organization or missing sections
- Long, convoluted sentences
- Missing method details
- Figures without proper captions or references
Automated checks mapping: Format check, Grammar analysis, Sentence complexity, De-AI detection, Figure/table references, Consistency
3. Significance (Weight: 20%)
What reviewers assess:
- Impact on the research community
- Advances understanding of the problem
- Practical applicability
- Non-incremental contribution
Common deduction reasons:
- Incremental improvement over existing work
- Narrow applicability
- Limited novelty
- No clear advantage over simpler methods
Automated checks mapping: Logic & coherence analysis (methodology justification)
4. Originality (Weight: 20%)
What reviewers assess:
- New insights or perspectives
- Novel methodology or approach
- Creative problem formulation
- Not obvious extension of prior work
Common deduction reasons:
- Known results or obvious extensions
- Insufficient differentiation from prior work
- Missing discussion of novelty
- AI-generated content without original thought
Automated checks mapping: De-AI detection
Scoring Algorithm
For each dimension D:
base_score = 6.0
for each issue mapped to D:
if severity == "Critical": score -= 1.5
if severity == "Major": score -= 0.75
if severity == "Minor": score -= 0.25
dimension_score = max(1.0, score)
overall = quality * 0.30 + clarity * 0.30 + significance * 0.20 + originality * 0.20
Score-to-Label Mapping
| Score Range | Label | Typical Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5 - 6.0 | Strong Accept | Submit with confidence |
| 4.5 - 5.4 | Accept | Minor revisions recommended |
| 3.5 - 4.4 | Borderline Accept | Address weaknesses before submission |
| 2.5 - 3.4 | Borderline Reject | Significant revisions needed |
| 1.5 - 2.4 | Reject | Major rework required |
| 1.0 - 1.4 | Strong Reject | Fundamental issues — reconsider approach |
Important Notes
- Automated scores cover Clarity well but have limited ability to assess Quality, Significance, and Originality
- LLM judgment supplements automated checks for the latter dimensions
- Scores should be treated as indicators, not definitive assessments
- Always prioritize Critical issues regardless of overall score