Write and Update Reviews

Finding Your Reviews to Write

1. In the sidebar, click Reviews
2. The To Review tab shows accepted papers waiting for your review, grouped by conference and track, each labeled with its track phase
3. Click "Write Review" to open the review editor. If you've already saved a draft, the button shows "Continue Draft" instead

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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, with a Phase badge in its header (for example, Phase: Submission) showing which review phase you're writing for

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, on the To Review tab
2. Papers with a saved draft show a "Continue Draft" button
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 it moves to the Completed tab.

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Viewing a Submitted Review

After submitting, you are redirected to the review view page. The Review Details card shows a Phase badge in its header (for example, Phase: Submission) — helpful when you review the same paper in more than one phase. The 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 Reviews.

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Updating a Review

To revise a submitted review:

1. Open the review from the 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.