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As an option, you can allow them to view other reviewers' biddings.</div>   </li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Automatic conflict detection</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Assign speciality topics or tracks to the reviewers</div><div class="li_content2"> This will allow you to restrict the assignments to the area of expertise of each reviewer.</div>  </li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Permit reviewers to see each others' reviews</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Uploaded files</div><div class="li_content2"> Allow reviewers to view extended abstracts or full papers uploaded by the submitters.</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Corrections and suggestions</div><div class="li_content2"> Allow reviewers to upload files containing suggestions and corrections that can be later shown to the submitters.</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Leave out accepted submissions</div><div class="li_content2"> If some of the submissions, for instance submissions by invited speakers, are automatically accepted, they can be left out of the review process.</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Leave out declined submissions</div><div class="li_content2"> If, for some reason, some submissions are declined before the review process, they can be left out too.</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Incomplete submissions</div><div class="li_content2"> Exclude incomplete submissions from the bidding process and the review process. This option is useful if the submission requires the upload of a file, since a failed upload might result in an incomplete entry.</div></li> </ul> </div> <h2>The review form</h2> <div class="li_content"> <ul class="ul2"> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Customise the review form </div><div class="li_content2">Starting from a default, standard review form, customize it to your needs, by adding or removing questions / fields.</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Numerical criteria</div><div class="li_content2"> Define up to 9 numerical criteria and define a range of values for the ratings. Apply weightings to the various ratings.</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Textual appraisals</div><div class="li_content2"> Collect comments and feedback for the submitters.</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Recommendations</div><div class="li_content2"> Collect recommendations for the selection process.</div></li> </ul> </div> <h2>Assigning reviews</h2> <div class="li_content"> <ul class="ul2"> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Automatic assignments</div><div class="li_content2"> Let the software assign the reviews while taking into account biddings, conflicts and the areas of expertise of the reviewers. Set the number of reviewers that should be assigned to each submission.</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Individual assignments</div><div class="li_content2"> Assign the reviews manually, on a case by case basis. You will be able to take biddings, areas of expertise of the reviewers and conflicts of interests into account.</div>   </li> </ul> </div> <h2>Access control and deadlines</h2> <div class="li_content"> <ul class="ul2"> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Deadlines</div><div class="li_content2"> Set the time period during which reviewers can access their assignments. This can be made to coincide with your deadlines and take your time zone into account.</div>  </li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Data access</div><div class="li_content2"> Control the data that reviewers can access (e.g. whether they can see all submissions; whether they can view the listed authors; whether they can view others' reviews).</div></li> </ul> </div> <h2>Performing reviews</h2> <div class="li_content"> <ul class="ul2"> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Overview list</div><div class="li_content2"> Reviewers access their assignments on a dedicated page. They can view and filter an overview list with key details and the status of each review.</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Editing a review</div><div class="li_content2"> When editing a review, they will see the submission on the left hand side of the screen and the review form on the right hand side.</div></li> </ul>   </div> <h2>Tracking the progress of the reviews</h2> <div class="li_content"> <ul class="ul2"> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Reviews per reviewer</div><div class="li_content2"> Administrators can view the number of assignments for each reviewer and the overall status of their reviews, which are shown as the number completed, in progress or not started.</div></li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Reviews per submission</div><div class="li_content2"> Administrators can view the list of reviewers assigned to each submission and view the status of the review for each reviewer.</div>   </li> </ul> </div> <h2>Emails to the reviewers</h2> <div class="li_content"> <ul class="ul2"> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Bulk emails</div><div class="li_content2"> Send emails to reviewers to invite them to start their reviews. Send reminders.</div>  </li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Automatic emails</div><div class="li_content2"> Optionally, send notification emails to reviewers as soon as a review is assigned to them. Emails can also be sent when reviews are unassigned.</div> </li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Email logs</div><div class="li_content2"> View the history of all the emails that have been sent out.</div></li> </ul> </div> <h2>Viewing and exporting the reviews</h2> <div class="li_content"> <ul class="ul2"> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Viewing the reviews</div><div class="li_content2"> Administrators can view all the details of the reviews, including average scores, on the page used to select submissions.</div> </li> <li><div class="li_hdr2">Exporting the reviews</div><div class="li_content2"> Administrators can export the reviews to Excel or CSV, to work outside of the system. 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