The present issue contains a selection of refereed full papers, among those presented at the Workshop.
Scientific age apparently has no influence, but our results suggest that selection of referees should be balanced on a per manuscript basis by publication record in the top-tier journals.
This accomplishment is related to careful selection of referees.
"EliteXC had no input whatsoever in the selection of the referee, and originally they had suggested other referees," Lembo said.
The letter, to José Sulaiman, the W.B.C. president, claims the council interfered with the Indiana Boxing Commission in its selection of the referee and judges for the fight.
Some of the referees did already profit from previous screening in their home countries, which contributes to this selection of 'healthy' referees.
Both teams were punished after the 2006 Calciopoli trial that ruled that Juventus and Milan were involved in perverting the selection of match referees.
In that context, the selection of the former referee David Elleray on a Fifa advisory panel despite being warned by the FA following a racist comment to another official is inexcusable.
Turkish media have speculated that the allegations being investigated include a striker being offered money to not score, a goalkeeper deliberately failing to save a goal, and the selection of a particular referee.
However, reviewer assignment is not a random draw nor without consequence; the selection of a given reviewer can affect the fate of a paper and the importance of referee selection has been critically overlooked [8].
If objective assessment of potential publication by others is one of our principal activities, then the effect of experience as referees needs critical examination, particularly since assessment could be balanced by selection of different categories of referees if they exist.
