Hints for Reviewing Empirical Work in Software Engineering

摘要

Paper about empirical work in software engineering are still somewhat of a novelty and reviewers, sespecially those inexperienced with empirical work themselves, are often unsure whether a paper is good enough for publication. Conservative reviewers tend to err on the side of rejection, i.e., may sometimes reject a paper that, though not perfect, would advance our understanding or the empirical methods used. These hints are meant to help with judging empirical work and reduce some of the angst associated with accepting empirical papers.