Using the Conflict Filter to Resolve Reviewer Disagreements in EasySLR
1. What is the Conflict Filter?
The Conflict Filter helps you identify articles where your decisions differ from those of the other reviewer at either the Title-Abstract or Full-Text stage. It enables unblinding of decisions, allowing reviewers to discuss and resolve conflicts before involving the Lead Reviewer.
2. Why use the Conflict Filter?
In some workflows, teams prefer to resolve disagreements between reviewers directly before involving a Lead Reviewer. The Conflict Filter makes it easy to:
- View all articles in conflict where you are one of the primary reviewer
- Compare both reviewer decisions
- Facilitate reviewer discussion to align decisions
- Reduce the number of conflicts before involving the Lead Reviewer
3. How do I use the Conflict Filter?
- Go to the My article reviews section.
- Click on Conflict Filter.
- Choose the Yes option.
- Reviewers can access these articles and Update their decisions based on internal discussion.
Q. What happens after reviewers agree on a decision?
Once one of the reviewers updates their decision to match the other (either include or exclude), the conflict is automatically resolved, and the article is no longer flagged as “Conflict.”
Q. When should we involve the Lead Reviewer?
If both reviewers continue to disagree after discussion, the article will stay as “Conflict” and Lead Reviewer will have to take the final decision.
Q. Will reviewer changes be logged?
Yes, all updates to decisions including changes after a conflict are captured in the Article History for full transparency.
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