Write and Update Reviews

Finding Your Pending Reviews

1. In the sidebar, click Reviews to expand the menu, then click My Reviews
2. The Pending tab shows assignments waiting for your review, with paper title, track, conference, and assigned date
3. Click "Write Review" to open the review page. If you've already saved a draft for an assignment, the button shows "Continue Draft" with the timestamp of your last save

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Writing a Review

The review page has a two-column layout:

• Left column — Submission details: title, abstract, keywords, and a link to view the submitted PDF
• Right column — The review form configured by the track chair

1. Read the paper by clicking "View PDF" in the submission details
2. Fill in all required fields (marked with a red asterisk):
   • Rating fields — Select a value from each dropdown (e.g., Overall Evaluation, Reviewer Confidence)
   • Text fields — Enter your comments (e.g., Comments for Authors, Confidential Comments for Chairs)
   • File upload — Drag and drop a PDF or click "Choose File" (optional, depending on the form)
3. Click "Submit Review" at the bottom of the form

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Saving a Draft

If you aren't ready to submit, click "Save as Draft" to store your in-progress review on the server. Drafts sync across devices — you can save on your laptop and finish on another machine later.

Drafts are private to you. Chairs and other reviewers cannot see draft content — only submitted reviews are visible to them.

Resuming a draft:

1. Go to Reviews → My Reviews, on the Pending tab
2. Assignments with a saved draft show a "Continue Draft" button and the date of your last save
3. Click "Continue Draft" to reopen the form with your data restored

When you're done, click "Submit Review" to finalize. The draft becomes a submitted review and the row moves to the Completed tab.

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Viewing a Submitted Review

After submitting, you are redirected to the review view page. This page shows:

• Submission Details — The paper information (authors are hidden in double-blind reviews)
• Review Details — Your submitted ratings, comments, and status
• Review History — Previous versions if you've updated your review

You can also reach this page from the Completed tab on My Reviews.

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Updating a Review

To revise a submitted review:

1. Open the review from My Reviews → Completed tab, or from the review view page
2. Click "Update Review"
3. Edit any fields you want to change
4. Optionally, add a Revision Note describing what changed — this helps track chairs understand the update
5. Click "Update Review" to save

Each update creates a new version visible in the Review History section.