Journal of Geosciences
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•	If a paper repeats previously published work, please point this out to the editor.
•	Some of the questions that follow should be answered on a suggested scale (please tick).
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1. Has the material been published previously, either in part and complete?	 yes			 no
2. Is the title clear and informative?	 yes			 no
3. Is the text properly organized and presented?	 yes	 with mistakes	 no
4. Are the objectives and conclusions clear?	 yes			 no
5. Is the topic of the paper adequately introduced?	 yes			 no
6. Are interpretations/conclusions sufficiently backed with available data?	 yes	 not all	 no
7. Are the references relevant	 yes	 not all	 no 
	and (!)complete?	 yes			 no
8. Is the English of the paper correct?	 yes	 with mistakes  no
9. Are the illustrations useful and necessary?	 yes	 not all	 no
10. Are the illustrations of good quality?	 yes	 not all	 no
11. Could the paper be shortened without loss?	 yes			 no
12. Please indicate which of the following statements categorizes this paper:	 of general interest and importance
	 of outstanding importance to specialists
	 a worthwhile contribution to specialists
	 neither interesting nor well executed
	 containing interesting ideas but poorly
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   	 other (please specify)
13. Overall recommendation:	 acceptable in present version
	 acceptable after minor revision
	 acceptable after major revision
	 unacceptable
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