You set feedback due dates on each Review Panel in Project Settings → Reviews → Guidance and Feedback. Choose between a specific calendar date or a rolling 'X days from when each submission is sent'. The due date appears as a live countdown in reviewers' accounts, so everyone knows exactly what's expected.
Why set a due date?
Without a deadline, review work expands to fill every available hour — and decisions slip. A visible due date helps reviewers plan their time, sets clear team expectations, prevents bottlenecks ahead of announcements, and removes the awkward 'have you got to those yet?' chase emails. Reviewers usually juggle other commitments — a concrete deadline gives them a target.
How to set a due date
Open Project Settings → Reviews.
Select the Review Panel you want to edit.
Open the Guidance and Feedback tab.
Find Enable Due Date and toggle it on.
Pick one of the two date modes (below) and save.
Which due-date mode should I use?
Mode | Best for | How it works |
Specific future date | Fixed-deadline rounds — awards with announcement dates, programmes with end-of-month decisions | Every reviewer sees the same hard deadline regardless of when their submissions were assigned. |
X days from send | Rolling submissions or ongoing programmes | The clock starts when each submission is sent to the panel. A reviewer who gets a submission on Monday with a 7-day due date has until the following Monday. |
What do reviewers see?
Reviewers see a countdown showing remaining days until their feedback is due. The countdown appears on their dashboard and on each individual feedback form. There's no hard cut-off — reviewers can still submit feedback past the deadline — but the visible countdown is usually enough to keep things on track.
Best practice
Give reviewers enough time for considered work — usually 5–10 days minimum.
Align the due date with your publication or announcement timeline.
Use day-based due dates for rolling submissions, fixed dates for awards with set announcement dates.
Be clear with reviewers what happens after the deadline — usually a reminder email, not a lock-out.
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