How Switching Reviewer Workflows Mid-Project Affect Your Project Data

How Switching Reviewer Workflows Mid-Project Affect Your Project Data

This article explains how your project data is affected when you change the reviewer workflow configuration during an active review in EasySLR. It covers two common transition scenarios and outlines how decisions, conflicts, and reviewer roles are handled.

Overview
Changing the reviewer workflow mid-project impacts all existing data, including:
  • Reviewer assignments
  • Article distribution
  • Screening decisions
  • Conflict resolutions

Case 1: Human + AI → Single Human Review
Overview
In this setup, your project initially includes:
  • One human reviewer
  • One AI reviewer

When switching to a single human review:
  • All AI decisions are discarded
  • AI continues to function as an assistant, with suggestions available for reference
  • The project transitions to human-only decision-making

Conflict Scenario
If a third reviewer is involved in decision-making, the reviewer with the higher hierarchy will have their decision treated as the final decision.

How It Works — Step by Step
After the workflow is changed:
  1. All AI decisions are removed from the project
  2. The human reviewer is reassigned as the sole reviewer
  3. For all previously reviewed articles, the human reviewer’s decision becomes final
  4. Articles not yet reviewed remain pending and must be completed by the human reviewer

Case 2: Double Human Review → Single Human Review
Overview
In this setup, your project initially includes:
  • Two human reviewers

When switching to a single human review:
  • Only one decision is required per article
  • The system determines the final reviewer based on hierarchy

Conflict Scenario
If a third reviewer is involved, the reviewer with the highest hierarchy among them will have their decision treated as final.

Important Considerations
  • The change affects all articles across the project
  • Past decisions and conflict resolutions are overwritten
  • Reviewer roles and responsibilities are reassigned

Summary
Switching to a single-review workflow simplifies decision-making, but it also:
  • Removes AI or secondary reviewer input
  • Consolidates decision-making authority to one reviewer
  • Updates all past and future decisions accordingly

Please ensure you carefully evaluate the impact before proceeding.

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