Reviewing PhD Thesis#

Characteristics#

familiarity with, and understanding of, the relevant literature and field of study;
critical insight and capacity to carry out independent research;
developed and addressed a set of logically coherent hypotheses;
appropriateness of the methods
Independence of thought and approach;
Coherence of argument and organisation;
The literary quality of the thesis as a whole;
Whether the data analysis is technically correct and congruent with modern approaches in the field;
presentation - form and style matching journals.
contribution to knowledge made by the research;
Potential for publication
sufficiently comprehensive investigation of the topic that meets international standards for the proposed award.