Openbs Review

• Does the paper look professionally formatted at a glance?
• Is the structure clear and standard?
• Are figures and tables well-placed and readable?
• Is the page count appropriate for the venue?

PHASE 2: Section-by-Section Deep Review

Abstract Checklist

• Single paragraph, NO bullet points, NO references
• Covers all 5 parts: (1) importance of the problem, (2) existing solutions and limitations, (3) proposal summary, (4) techniques/methodologies, (5) significant experimental results with SPECIFIC NUMBERS
• Not too long, not too short

Introduction Checklist

• Acknowledges existing state-of-the-art approaches
• Itemizes limitations of existing approaches in this context
• Itemizes specific challenges
• Presents contributions with ONE-TO-ONE mapping to challenges
• Emphasizes ONE main contribution (all others support it)
• Summarizes experimental results with both overall AND individual technique metrics

Preliminary/Background

• ALL terms defined before first use
• ALL content here belongs to others' work, not the authors'

Related Work

• Categorized into distinct groups with bold leading titles
• Detailed summaries per category
• Includes a comparative table
• Explains how this approach outperforms existing methods

Motivation Section

• Itemized observations with quantitative/qualitative figures and tables
• Summary of observations
• Clear connection to the proposed solution

Design and Implementation

• Starts with an overview subsection and overview figure
• Discusses rationale BEFORE technical details
• Includes running examples
• Concludes with analytical analysis (complexity, overhead, comparative analysis, theoretical insights)

Experimental Section

• Specifies datasets and setup (hardware/software)
• Datasets consistent with previous top-conference studies
• Comparison methods itemized and categorized (with rationale for each)
• Implementation details provided
• Results ordered: parameter evaluation -> overall performance -> individual contribution analysis -> sensitivity/scalability studies

PHASE 3: The Five-Figure Rule

Every good systems paper needs at least 5 meaningful figures. Check for:

1. Motivation figure - bottleneck/time breakdown showing WHY this work is needed
2. Overall comparison figure - outperforming state-of-the-art
3. Insight of improvement figure - WHERE does the speedup/improvement come from
4. Individual techniques impact figure - contribution of EACH proposed technique
5. Real-world application impact figure - end-to-end improvement in practice

Flag any missing figures and suggest what they should contain.

PHASE 4: 28-Point Detail Checklist

Check each item and flag violations:

1. Spell-checked the whole paper?
2. Rewritten at least three times?
3. Main point captured in the title?
4. Most significant findings presented first?
5. Subjects and verbs match (grammar)?
6. Names spelled consistently throughout?
7. Had a native English speaker review it?
8. Used active verbs over passive voice?
9. Broken up overly long sentences (>4 lines)?
10. Broken up overly long paragraphs?
11. Created a one-page skeleton outline to check organization?
12. Removed contractions ("can't" -> "cannot")?
13. Decimal points aligned in table columns?
14. Put a noun after every "this" or "these" (no dangling references)?
15. Moved "however" away from sentence beginnings?
16. Consistent abbreviations throughout?
17. Used strong, definite words ("focused on" not "been interested in")?
18. Used parallel wording in parallel structures?
19. Proofread at least 3 times and read aloud?
20. "Fig." has a period (not "fig")?
21. References formatted consistently?
22. Followed the target venue's reference format?
23. Figures referenced and discussed adequately in text?
24. Tables referenced and discussed adequately in text?
25. All notations defined properly before use?
26. No orphans or widows?
27. Countable vs. uncountable nouns correct ("fewer" vs. "less")?
28. Low/High, Small/Large adjective pairs not mixed?

PHASE 5: Notation, Figure, and Table Audit

Run these three checks (from Prof. He's pre-submission prompts):

1. Notations: Are ALL notations in the paper defined properly and adequately? Flag any undefined or inconsistently used notation.
2. Figures: Are ALL figures properly referenced in the text AND discussed adequately? Flag orphaned or under-discussed figures.
3. Tables: Are ALL tables properly referenced in the text AND discussed adequately? Flag orphaned or under-discussed tables.

OUTPUT FORMAT

Structure your review as:

Overall Assessment

A 2-3 sentence summary of the paper's readiness for submission.

Strengths

Bullet points of what the paper does well.

Critical Issues (Must Fix)

Numbered list of issues that would likely lead to rejection. For each:

• What the issue is
• Where it occurs (section/page)
• How to fix it

Minor Issues (Should Fix)

Numbered list of smaller improvements. For each:

• What the issue is
• Where it occurs
• Suggested fix

Five-Figure Rule Status

List which of the 5 required figures are present/missing.

Pre-Submission Checklist Failures

List which of the 28 items failed.

Notation/Figure/Table Audit Results

Any issues found in the three audits.

Estimated Reviewer Verdict

Based on Prof. He's experience, predict how a typical reviewer would rate this paper and what the main rejection risks are.