A Review Panel is a named group of reviewers responsible for evaluating submissions in Dapple. You can run as many panels as you need — one per programme or even one per round — and a single reviewer can sit on multiple panels at once. Every reviewer sees a unified list of their assigned submissions in their Review Account.
What does a Review Panel do?
Each panel is a self-contained review group. You assign a panel to a stage of a project, configure how its members should give feedback (score, vote, comments, deadlines), and then submissions flow to that panel for evaluation. Members can be internal team members or external collaborators — invited to your organisation as reviewers without needing full admin access.
Why use multiple panels?
Use case | How to structure panels |
Multi-round contest | Create a 'Round 1' panel for initial sift, and a 'Round 2' panel for the shortlist round. |
Multi-category award | Create one panel per category (Fiction, Poetry, Non-fiction) so the right people see the right work. |
Internal + external mix | Run a 'Staff' panel and an 'External Judges' panel in parallel, then compare scores. |
Specialist sub-panels | Create small focused panels for niche areas — e.g. translation, illustration. |
How does a reviewer see their panels?
When a reviewer signs into their Review Account, their dashboard shows every panel they've been added to and every submission assigned to them. They can see at a glance which submissions are Pending, In Progress, or Completed — across all panels they're part of.
Why panels matter
Structure reviews across multiple rounds, categories, or programmes.
Ensure the right reviewers see the right submissions.
Keep the review process fair, consistent, and auditable.
Add or remove reviewers quickly as your programme evolves.
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