What did authors value in the CHI'16 reviews they received?

Yvonne Jansen, Kasper Hornbæk, Pierre Dragicevic

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Abstract

Peer-review is key to assessing work in HCI conferences. The content and process of peer-review, and how it moves scholarship forward or impedes it, are much discussed but little data is available. We provide initial data from surveying 46 authors who submitted papers and notes to CHI 2016, and asking them what they found helpful and unhelpful in their reviews. Responses were overall positive, and showed that authors appreciated encouragement, ideas for related work, and seeing their work fairly assessed. At the same time, some authors commented that reviews may not be inclusive of new approaches, may contain insufficient details, and occasionally seem unreasonable. They also noted issues specific to the rebuttal process. We discuss how instructions for reviewers could be improved, and link our findings to ongoing debates on peer review.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference - extended abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Number of pages11
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date2016
Pages596-606
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4503-4082-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, United States
Duration: 7 May 201612 May 2016
Conference number: 34

Conference

Conference34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Number34
LocationSan Jose Convention Center
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose
Period07/05/201612/05/2016

Keywords

  • CHI
  • Peer review
  • Surveys
  • User studies

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