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      How good is this conference? Evaluating conference reviewing and selectivity

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      The 26th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
      Human Computer Interaction
      12 - 14 September 2012
      Peer review, selectivity, reviewer feedback, statistical modelling, audience participation
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            Abstract

            Peer reviewing of papers is the mainstay of modern academic publishing but it has well known problems. In this paper, we take a statistical modelling view to show a particular problem in the use of selectivity measures to indicate the quality of a conference. One key problem with the process of conference reviewing is the failure to make a useful feedback loop between the referees of the papers accepted at the conference and their importance, acceptance and relevance to the audience. In addition, we make some new criticisms of selectivity as a measure of quality. This paper is literally a work in progress because the 2012 BCS HCI itself conference will be used to close the feedback loop by making the connection between the reviews provided on papers and your (audience) perceptions of the papers. At the conference, participants will generate the results of this work.

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            Contributors
            Conference
            September 2012
            September 2012
            : 410-415
            Affiliations
            [0001]Department of Computing Science

            University of Swansea, Wales
            [0002]Department of Computer Science

            University of York, England
            Article
            10.14236/ewic/HCI2012.3
            b3d3e562-607e-413e-b9bb-651b0c8f4a98
            © Harold Thimbleby et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. The 26th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction, Birmingham, UK

            This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

            The 26th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction
            HCI
            26
            Birmingham, UK
            12 - 14 September 2012
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            Human Computer Interaction
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

            Self URI (article page): https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14236/ewic/HCI2012.3
            Self URI (journal page): https://ewic.bcs.org/
            Categories
            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction
            Peer review,statistical modelling,selectivity,audience participation,reviewer feedback

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