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Peer review

In a conference setting, peer review is the structured evaluation of submitted abstracts (or papers) by qualified reviewers, leading to a decision the programme committee can stand behind.

Conference peer review is typically faster than journal review and is coupled to a timetable: accepted work must become talks, posters or workshops. Core pieces include reviewer assignment, conflict of interest handling, scoring or qualitative comments, and a decision (accept, reject, reformat, change presentation type). Confidential committee notes should not be mixed with author-facing letters. Unlike a standalone judging app, review in conference operations should leave outcomes on the same records used to build the programme. See also the Eventumbot peer review capability and the workflow essay.

Resources

  • Peer review software
  • Abstract management
  • Workflow essay