Reviewing Papers

This guide applies to both Internal and External Reviewers.

Before you start

You'll receive an email from the conference organizer when you've been added as a reviewer.

Important: Sign up or log in to Brownbag using the exact email address the organizer used. Assignments are matched by email, so using a different address means you won't see your papers.

Find your assignments

Once logged in, your Brownbag dashboard shows any conferences you've been assigned to as a reviewer. Click 📖 Review on the conference to see your list of assigned papers.

Submit a review

1. Click → Review next to a paper to open the review view.
2. The paper PDF appears in the main area. The review form is in the sidebar.
3. Fill in the following:

   Field	Description
   Rating	Overall quality of the paper, 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest)
   Confidence	How confident you are in your assessment, 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest)
   Comments	Your feedback — visible to the conference organizers

4. Click ✔ Submit Review.

Once submitted, you can update your rating, confidence, or comments at any time — just make your changes and click ✔ Update Review.

Navigate between papers

Use ‹ Previous Paper and › Next Paper to move through your assignments. Papers you've finished reviewing show a ✅ in your assignment list.

No need to notify the organizer

Your reviews are automatically visible to the organizer in their conference tools as soon as you submit — no follow-up needed.