Deleting a review in Dapple removes a reviewer from a submission. Use it when you have sent a submission to the wrong reviewer, or no longer need their review. Open the submission, go to the Reviews tab, click the three-dot menu next to the review round and choose Delete Review. The review disappears from the reviewer's account straight away, and you can then send the submission to a different reviewer. If you want to keep the feedback you already have and simply stop waiting for more, mark the review as complete instead.
What happens when you delete a review in Dapple?
Deleting a review undoes the assignment. Dapple:
Removes the reviewer from the submission's review round
Removes the submission from the reviewer's account, so they can no longer open or score it
Frees the submission up to be sent to a different reviewer
Common reasons to delete a review:
You sent the submission to the wrong reviewer
A reviewer has a conflict of interest with the applicant
A reviewer has dropped out of your panel
You sent the submission to the wrong review round
How do I delete a review in Dapple?
Delete a review from the submission itself.
Open the submission.
Select the Reviews tab.
Find the review round the reviewer is assigned to.
Click the three-dot menu on the right of the review round.
Click Delete Review.
The reviewer no longer appears under the round, and the submission is removed from their account.
How do I reassign the submission to a different reviewer?
Once the review is deleted, send the submission to the right reviewer from the same submission.
Stay on the submission and click Send to Reviewers at the top of the Reviews tab, or in the Assigned Reviewers panel on the right.
Choose the review round.
Tick the new reviewer.
Click Send to reviewers.
To add a reviewer without removing anyone, use Send to more reviewers in the review round's three-dot menu. For other ways to assign, including in bulk from the submissions list, see How to Add Reviewers to a Submission in Dapple.
Should I delete a review or mark it as complete?
Both options appear in the same three-dot menu, but they do different jobs.
| Delete Review | Mark Complete |
What it does | Removes the reviewer from the submission | Closes the review and stops waiting for more feedback |
Reviewer's account | The submission disappears from it | The submission stays, but no more feedback is expected |
Use it when | The wrong person was assigned, or you need to swap reviewers | You have enough feedback and want the submission to move on |
Next step | Send the submission to a different reviewer | Move the submission to its next stage |
See How to Mark Reviews as Complete for the full steps, including how to complete every submission in a stage at once.
Best practice
Check the reviewer's name before you click Delete Review — the menu sits on the review round, not on the individual reviewer.
Reassign straight away so the submission isn't left without a reviewer.
Let the reviewer know if they have already started — the submission disappears from their account without warning.
Mark the review as complete instead if the reviewer has already given useful feedback you want to keep.
Need a reviewer to change a score rather than be removed? Reverse the submitted review instead.
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