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Originality- Novel that has potential to significantly add/support the research already published/known to us through available literature.
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Subject relevance and scientific reliability.
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Importance in terms of application or otherwise to scientific/business community in particular and the society in general of the subject dealt.
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Adequacy of abstract, key words.
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Appropriateness of approach or experimental design, adequacy of experimental techniques (including statistics where appropriate, need for statistical assessment). Methods adequately described/ appropriate or not.
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Results relevant to the problem posed/credible or not.
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Answers to questions: Soundness of conclusions and interpretation, interpretation and conclusions warranted by the data, reasonable speculation and clarity of the message.
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Relevance of citations and their up to date inclusion. Obvious omission(s) if any.
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Relevance of the figures and table, clarity of legends and titles.
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Suitability for the “Bioinformatics Trends” in totality. Its appropriateness for general readers or for a specialist clientele.
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Ethical issues.
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Presentation in toto, considering writing style, clarity in expression.