INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS

Confidential
No.IRC-6(42)/2023

Paper entitled “Advancements in Road Asset Management Systems: Leveraging

Image Processing and Machine Learning for Enhanced Decision Making – A
Systematic Review”

Referees Evaluation Report

1.Are you aware whether it:
(a) Has already been published? Yes____ No____
(b) Has already been presented elsewhere? Yes____ No____
(c) Has simultaneously been submitted to any other Journal Yes____ No____

2.Do you consider it as:

(a) An Original contribution to technical literature? Yes____ No____
(b) A Review Paper? Yes ____ No____
(c) A progress report? Yes____ No ____

3. Is the Paper a Research Paper

(a) whose findings are likely to have application in the field of highway
engineering Yes____ No_____
(b) dealing with basic research? Yes____ No_____
(c) dealing with a work where investigations have been
carried out to some decisive stages Yes____ No_____

4.(a) Of a nature as to evolve lively criticism and discussions

in the Annual Session of the Congress Yes_____ No_____
(b) Of an informative nature only? Yes_____ No_____

5.Do you consider the Paper:

(a) Acceptable to be published in:
(i) IRC Journal Yes____ No_____
(ii) Highway Research Journal Yes____ No_____
(iii) Indian Highways Yes____ No_____
(b) Acceptable with revisions for publication in:
(i) IRC Journal Yes____ No_____
(ii) Highway Research Journal Yes____ No_____
(iii) Indian Highways Yes____ No_____
(c) Not Acceptable for publication in any IRC publication. Yes____________

6. Reasons for considering the Paper not acceptable for

publication in the IRC Journal/Journal of the H.R.J/Indian Highways ______________

7. In case Paper is acceptable with revisions, detailed comments

indicating the shortcomings of Paper, guidelines for
improving/revising it (if the space is insufficient, the
comments may kindly be given on a separate sheet)

8.Whether the Paper merits consideration for award of any _______________

Medal/Commendation The Certificate of the Indian Roads Congress

9. Any other remarks:

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