Reviews are a powerful feature in Dapple that help organisations fairly and efficiently assess submissions. Here's a step-by-step guide to setting up and using in practice.
What are Reviews?
Instead of decisions resting on one person, reviews enable submissions to be shared with panels of reviewers—such as readers, editors, or judges—who can each provide their input, vote or score.
How does it work?
Within Dapple, you can create different Review Panels (or groups of reviewers) and assign them to different Projects. When submissions come in for that project, they can be sent to different designated panels to review. Members of Review Panels can sign in to dedicated Review Accounts to see a list of submissions assigned to them, awaiting their review.
Reviewers can evaluate submissions in different ways, depending on how the organisation has set up the process. This could include:
Giving a score based on custom criteria (e.g. originality, quality, or fit).
Recording a decision such as Yes/No or another custom choice.
Leaving written comments to provide more context or feedback.
All reviews are collected and displayed in the admin panel. From here, organisations can:
View each reviewer’s comments.
Set a minimum or maximum number of reviews needed for the submission to be marked as "complete".
See average scores and tallied votes.
Compare perspectives across the review panel.
This consolidated view makes it easier for administrators to make fair, transparent decisions about each submission. Reviews help determine not only the outcome but also which stage in the submission journey a piece should move to next.
In short, reviews ensure that decision-making is collaborative, transparent, and tailored to the needs of each organisation.
Here's a step-by-step guide on how to set up and use.