The document is a manuscript review form for a book chapter to be published by Elsevier on soft computing techniques in solid waste and wastewater management. It instructs the reviewer to evaluate the book chapter on presentation, content and method, and organization using a rating scale. It also asks the reviewer to provide any comments for the author and an overall recommendation on whether the manuscript should be accepted without changes, with minor or major revisions, or rejected.

1. Manuscript Review Form
Publisher: Elsevier 1
Soft computing techniques in solid waste and wastewater
management
Dear Prof. /Dr.
Thanks for agreeing to peer review the book chapter to be published in “Soft computing
techniques in solid waste and wastewater management” to be published by Elsevier.
Please evaluate the book chapter on Presentation, Content & Method, and Organization
and provide necessary suggestions/comments to the author, if revision is needed. Please
complete the review process at the earliest.
Book Chapter Information:
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Reviewer Name and Title: Click or tap here to enter text. Country: Click or tap here to
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Reviewer organization: Click or tap here to enter text. Date of Review:Click or tap to
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Please evaluate the manuscript using the following criteria and scale:
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2. Manuscript Review Form
Publisher: Elsevier 2
Soft computing techniques in solid waste and wastewater
management
Comments to the authors (if any):
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Reviewer’s recommendation:
☐ Accept: no revisions needed
☐ Accept: Minor revisions needed
☐ Major revision needed: suggest revision
☐ Reject (provide detailed reasons in the comments to the editors)