IEEE P1603 reviewer’s guideline

Wolfgang Roethig, WG chair

Please review the IEEE P1603 document for the

following criteria• Clarity• Contents• Completeness• Consistency• Practicality• Organization• Style

Clarity

• Is the contents understandable?• Does the section/subsection describe what the title

says?• If not, should the title be changed or the

section/subsection be rewritten?• Feel free to ask questions for clarification• Don’t assume that someone else (with more

expertise on the subject?) will understand if you don’t

Contents

• Does the proposed contents fulfill a purpose?

• Is the proposed contents acceptable?

• If not, please state the reasons and draft alternative proposal – be brief

Completeness

• Is a section complete in itself?• Are appropriate references given to other

sections/subsections or to external documents?

• If information is missing, is it found in other sections/subsections? – please identify

• Feel free to draft a proposal that fills the blanks

Consistency

• Are there any contradictions within a section/subsection?

• Are there any contradictions between sections/subsections?

• Propose resolutions for apparent contradictions

Practicality

• Is the proposed contents practical for new implementations?

• Is the proposed contents compatible with existing implementations?

• Are changes with respect to previous versions justified?

• Give practical examples, if there are issues

Organization

• Are the topics presented in an appropriate order?

• Do the topics of a section/subsection belong together?

• Are topics that belong together found in the same section/subsection?

• Feel free to propose an alternative organization

Style• Simplicity: any suggestions to shorten a

300 page document are welcome

• Tables and figures are as important as text

• Check for correct and concise terminology

• No need to report typos and grammar in detail: this is the responsibility of the technical editor

How to give feedback

• Email to alf@eda.org is best

• Break it into several emails if subject is long

• Please refer to version, page and line numbers

• Direct editing of source text by reviewer should be exception, not rule

Thanks for your time and effort to review the IEEE P1603 document