Reviewer Console
A map of the Reviewer Console — how its tabs carry you from bidding through your assignments, discussion, and the final decisions, with tabs appearing as the program moves between phases.
The Reviewer Console is your workspace for the papers you review in a program. It opens at /console/reviewer.
If you review for more than one program, the console first shows a selection grid; pick a program card to open its workspace. Each card shows the conference and year, your reviewer number (R#), your program name, the review mode, and headline counts for papers Assigned, Completed, and Pending, plus a badge for the program's current phase.
Once a program is open, a tab bar runs across the top, and a header shows your reviewer number, the current phase, and how many papers you've been assigned and completed.
Purpose
Give a reviewer one place to handle everything across the review lifecycle — signal which papers you'd like through bidding, work through your assigned papers, take part in author discussion, and see the final accept/reject decisions for the papers you reviewed.
When you use it
- To bid on the papers you would prefer (or prefer not) to review.
- To see your assigned papers, download them, and open each one to write a review.
- To read author responses and discuss papers after you submit your reviews.
- To check the decisions that have been released for the papers you handled.
The tabs
The console shows tabs based on the program's phase and your assignment status, so you will not always see all five at once. This is the full set, in display order:
- 1
Dashboard — always shown. Your at-a-glance counts (assigned, submitted, in progress, not started, progress %), an Action Required list of papers still needing a review, and your Upcoming Deadlines.
- 2
My Assignments — shown once you have at least one assigned paper. Lists your papers with status, lets you download each PDF, and links into the review form. A badge shows how many reviews are still not started.
- 3
Bidding — shown during the setup and bidding phases. Rate how keen you are to review each paper so the matching algorithm can place papers with you.
- 4
Discussion — shown during the discussion phase (or whenever you have unread responses). Read author responses to your submitted reviews and take part in the discussion. A badge shows unread responses.
- 5
Decisions — shown during the discussion and decision phases. See the accept/reject decisions that have been released for the papers you reviewed.
Tips
Don't worry if a tab disappears — the console hides tabs that aren't relevant yet. As the program moves from setup to bidding, review, discussion, and decision, the right tabs appear. The phase badge in the header tells you where the program is.
If you're a reviewer on more than one program, the selection grid lets you switch between them; use the Back to programs button in the header to return to it. The counts and phase shown on each card are specific to that program.
The actual review form lives outside the console, on each paper. For guidance on writing a strong review, see Writing a review.