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Posted by Mr. Jackson L Walter on 21 Nov 2016 07:35:43 PM GMT Reviewed by Interested Peers

What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
The main claim of this paper is that due to archaeological, craniometric, and genetic evidence, the first European farmers may not have been from Eastern Europe. These claims are important to note if one wants to understand the lineage of early European farmers.
Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
Yes.
Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

Yes, they are based on previous findings and literature.
Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

Yes, the evidence logically supports the claims that were made.
If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

The main source of evidence in this paper is from previous studies in genetics and archaeology on these people. There is no deviation from this.
Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

The methodology appars to be valid, and conclusions follow logically from analysis.
Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

There doesn't appear to be any need for further examples.
Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
This paper would make for a good seminar in genetics or archeology, because it is well put together and proposes a new claim that contradicts what was previously believed. Proper evidence is brought to support this claim, and it is overall an interesting topic.
Other Comments:
This paper was well put together, and thouht out well. My only complaint is that some of the paragraphs can be large and difficult to keep focus through all of them. This may simply be due to the fact that I'm reading it off of a website, but it might be good to add more breaks in paragraphs. I have no complaints about the content of the paper.
Competing interests:
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Invited by the author to review this article? :
No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:

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Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

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How to cite: Walter J L.Review by a Student[Review of the article 'First European Farmers were not Eastern Europeans ' by Winters C].WebmedCentral 2016;7(11):WMCRW003342

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formal concerns

Posted by Dr. Karol Szafranski on 14 Nov 2011 10:43:13 AM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	No
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	Yes
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	Yes
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	No
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	Yes
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	Yes
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	No
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

Other Comments:
It appears that the article is a review, or at least has substantial parts of review character. This should be indicated. The text lacks literature references. This is major drawback since it is not clear which statements are citations or reflect the opinion of the author.
Competing interests:
No competing interest(s)
Invited by the author to review this article? :
No
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
No
References:
None
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

General human genetics
How to cite: Szafranski K .formal concerns[Review of the article 'First European Farmers were not Eastern Europeans ' by Winters C].WebmedCentral 2016;2(11):WMCRW001127

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