Review Permissions

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Review permissions control how users interact with the peer-review workflow, ensuring a smooth and transparent evaluation process.

Basic Access & Management

  • Read: Provides access to review documents and related feedback.

  • Manage: Allows users to add comments, suggest edits, and participate in the review.

  • Allow user to create multiple review rounds: Grants permission to initiate additional rounds of peer review.

  • Allow upload review file manually: Enables uploading review reports or related documents.

  • Allow user to request revision files to author: Permits sending revision requests to authors.

  • Allow initiate/manage review discussions: Enables discussion management between reviewers and editors.

  • Allow user to create and manage reviews: Grants control over assigning, editing, and managing review tasks.

  • Allow user to add/remove participants: Allows modification of participant lists within the review process.

Decision-Making

  • Allow user to accept submission: Grants authority to approve a manuscript for publication.

  • Allow user to reject submission: Allows the rejection of a manuscript based on review results.