Writing a review
How to claim assignments, write a high-quality review, and meet your deadlines.
Thank you for reviewing — peer review is what makes a conference's program trustworthy, and the authors will read your feedback carefully.
Find your assignments
Open the Reviewer Console from the sidebar. Your assigned submissions are listed with their deadlines and current status.
If you spot a conflict on a paper you've been assigned, raise it immediately from the assignment page — don't review the paper. Your Area Chair will reassign it.
Write the review
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Read the paper end to end before opening the review form.
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Use the conference's review form. Most fields are mandatory — for example summary, strengths, weaknesses, detailed comments, and a numeric score.
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Be concrete. Cite section numbers and equations when you point out a flaw. "Section 3.2 is unclear" is more useful than "the paper is unclear."
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Keep your tone professional. Authors will read your review.
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Save as draft as often as you like. Submit when you are happy. You can edit a submitted review until the review deadline.
Meta-reviews and discussion
If you are an Area Chair or Senior Area Chair, you'll also see a meta-review stage. Open the discussion thread for each paper, summarize the reviewers' positions, and write a clear recommendation for the Program Chair.
Deadlines
The review window is shown on each assignment. The system sends reminders as the deadline approaches. Late reviews are visible to the Program Chair and may be excluded from the decision.