Best Paper Selection Process
■ Best Paper Selection Process
For each conference over 50 referees review a total of around 100-150 full papers that have been submitted through the AFC Online System before the deadline. Only papers by authors who submitted an abstract a year prior to the conference are eligible. The papers are divided into approximately 10 groups of 9-10 papers, and 5 reviewers are assigned to each group. Reviewers are asked to evaluate based on the following 5 criteria. Minus points are given if a paper does not follow the Paper Format Guide.
1. Does this paper contribute to the AFC? Is the theme of this paper in accordance with the specific AFC Theme?
2. Is this paper perspicuous and persuasive?
3. Is this paper original and innovative?
4. Does this paper hold international aspects in some points?
5. Does this paper have an interdisciplinary approach?
Each reviewer recommends two papers out of ten in each group. After compiling the scores, 20 papers are selected as the Best Papers. Former awardees were not eligible to be selected as a Best Paper again.
■優秀論文の選考過程
会期1年前の締め切りまでに投稿された発表要旨に基づき、指定期日までにフルペーパーがオンライン投稿された100~150本の論文を、10以上グループに分け、50名以上の審査員によって査読します。ひとつのグループを5名の審査員が、次の5つの指針に沿って審査します。投稿規定に反するものはマイナス点をつけます。
① 論文のテーマが会議のテーマと適合しているか。
② わかりやすく説得力があるか。
③ 独⾃性と⾰新性があるか。
④ 国際性があるか。
⑤ 学際性があるか
各審査員は、グループの中の9~10本の論文から2本を推薦します。集計の結果、上位20本を優秀論文と決定します。尚、既に優秀論文賞を受賞したことのある方は、選考の対象外です。