As a review group chair, you can give your opinion about each submission based on the completed reviews and the feedback reviewers have given. To do this, and finalise the review completely, you must fill out your review group report.
(1) Ensure all reviews on a submission are Complete
The report can only be completed if all reviews on the submission are Complete, as shown below:
(2) Access the report
To access the report you need to click on the submission title to expand the view. When it opens, you must scroll down to see a summary of all completed reviews, and at the bottom you can see the Review Group Report box. To complete the report click on Begin Report as shown below:
(3) Complete the report
To complete the report click on Begin Report as shown below:
The report will open up and you will be asked to complete 3 steps:
- Leave comments for the authors and the chair.
- Make a decision about the submission.
- Complete the report by clicking ‘Lock Report’
You have to complete those steps for each submission in your review group before the conference chair can publish decisions to the authors.