SUNY Geneseo Undergraduate
Journal of Science and Mathematics

Instruction to Reviewers

Below are the guidelines provided to reviewers of manuscripts.

Dear Manuscript Reviewer:

Thank you for agreeing to review the enclosed manuscript: JoSM 00- ___________. Your review of this manuscript is an integral part of the Journal and is greatly appreciated. Your comments will improve the quality of the manuscript and the Journal as a whole.

Please follow the guidelines below when you review the manuscript.

• Read the article thoroughly and write any comments in the margins that you feel would improve the manuscript. Keep in mind that the author will receive these comments. All efforts will be made to keep your identity anonymous, unless you indicate otherwise.
• Please type further comments and suggestions on a separate sheet of paper. These comments, minus your name, will be forwarded to the author.
• Please indicate clearly what you feel the author must do to make the manuscript acceptable for publication in the Journal. The authors will be asked to address each of your comments before the manuscript is formally accepted for publication.
• You may include whether or not you feel the manuscript should be approved for publication in the Journal, but this is not necessary.

We ask that you please complete the review and return it to the Associate Editor who gave you the manuscript within three weeks. If this will not be possible please return the manuscript immediately to the Associate Editor or the Editor-in-Chief. The Journal is relying on prompt response times from reviewers to reduce publication time.

If you have any problems please contact Dr. Gregg Hartvigsen, Editor-in-Chief, by phone: 245-5448 or by e-mail: hartvig@geneseo.edu.

Thank you,

Dr. Gregg Hartvigsen, Biology Department, Editor-in-Chief

SUNY Geneseo Journal of Science and Mathematics
last updated 5-19-00