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[Configuring your review settings](https://help.exordo.com/site-administrators?hsLang=en#configuring-your-review-settings) # Allowing reviewers to decline reviews     Reviewers will be notified that it is time to start reviewing by [sending invitations to reviewers](https://help.exordo.com/inviting-reviewers-to-choose-their-topics?hsLang=en). You may want to give them the option to decline a review in the system. You can either **Allow** or **Do Not Allow** reviewers to decline reviews by following the steps below.  1. Navigate to the Reviews hub 2. Open the Configure Review menu 3. On Step 2, set your choice under the **Decline Assigned Reviews** section   ![](https://help.exordo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Dec-31-2024-09-20-00-4758-AM.png?width=670&height=526&name=image-png-Dec-31-2024-09-20-00-4758-AM.png)   If enabled, Reviewers will have the option accept or decline assignments by clicking on the **Review** or **Don't Review** buttons.   ![](https://help.exordo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Dec-31-2024-09-23-21-4660-AM.png?width=670&height=538&name=image-png-Dec-31-2024-09-23-21-4660-AM.png)   Reviewers that decline a review will be asked to provide a reason. Admins on the platform will receive an automated email informing them that a review has been declined so it can be reassigned.    ![](https://help.exordo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Dec-31-2024-09-25-24-3656-AM.png?width=670&height=261&name=image-png-Dec-31-2024-09-25-24-3656-AM.png)   You won't be able to assign declined reviewers back to submissions they declined. 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