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Review Settings

Configure how the peer review process works for your event, including anonymity levels, reviewer assignments, and decision options.

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Accessing Review Settings

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Open your Event Dashboard.
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Navigate to Settings → Review Settings.

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Anonymity & Review Model

Control how author and reviewer identities are handled during the review process.

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Review Blindness

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Reviewer Identity Visibility

Choose when reviewer identities are revealed to authors:
  • Hidden from authors — Reviewers remain anonymous throughout
  • Revealed after acceptance — Authors see reviewer names only after their paper is accepted
  • Always visible — Open review where authors can see who reviewed their work

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Reviewer Assignment

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Assignment Mode

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Workload Settings

  • Minimum Reviewers — Target number of reviews per submission (e.g., 3 reviewers per paper)
  • Cap per Reviewer — Maximum submissions a single reviewer can be assigned

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Track-Based Assignment

Enable this option to restrict reviewers to submissions within their assigned tracks only. Useful for large conferences with specialized topics.

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Feedback & Visibility

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Comment Types

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Editing Window

Control when reviewers can modify their submitted reviews:
  • Open until review deadline — Reviewers can edit anytime before the deadline
  • Locked automatically after deadline — No changes after the review period ends
  • Manual unlock by Chair only — Reviews are locked; chairs can unlock individually

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Decision Visibility

Define when reviewers can see other committee members’ reviews:
  • Never see other reviews — Complete isolation between reviewers
  • After submitting own review — Access to others’ reviews only after completing your own
  • Only after review phase concludes — All reviews visible once the phase ends

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Decisions & Rebuttals

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Available Outcomes

Select which decision options chairs can apply to submissions:
  • Accept — Paper accepted as submitted
  • Reject — Paper not accepted
  • Accept (Minor Revisions) — Accepted with small changes required
  • Accept (Major Revisions) — Accepted conditionally with significant changes needed
Include revision options if your event allows authors to improve their work before final acceptance.

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Rebuttals

Enable rebuttals to give authors a chance to respond to reviewer feedback before final decisions.
  • Enable Rebuttals — Toggle on to allow author responses
  • Rebuttal Word Limit — Set a maximum word count (e.g., 500 words)

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Integrity & Quality

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Conflict of Interest (COI) Rules

  • Prevent Self-Review — Automatically blocks reviewers from being assigned their own papers
  • Manual Override — Allows chairs to bypass COI blocks when necessary (use with caution)

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Review Quality Controls

  • Minimum Feedback Length — Require a minimum word count for valid reviews (e.g., 10 words)
  • Flag Low-Effort Reviews — System automatically flags reviews that appear generic or too brief for chair review
Low-effort reviews can undermine the integrity of your peer review process. Consider requiring meaningful feedback with a reasonable minimum length.

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FAQ

Q: Can I change review settings after reviewers have started? A: Yes, but changes only affect future behavior. Already-submitted reviews follow the rules in place at submission time. Q: What’s the difference between Internal Notes and Confidential Notes? A: Internal Notes are visible to all reviewers and chairs. Confidential Notes are visible only to chairs/editors—useful for sensitive comments. Q: How does automatic assignment work? A: The system distributes papers based on reviewer availability, existing workload (respecting the cap), and track assignments if enabled.