The Meta Review Stage creates paper groups and meta review invitations. It should be used to edit the Meta Review form. Use of the Meta Review Stage will overwrite any changes made to the Meta Review Invitations through the Invitation Editor. It also sets the visibility of all existing and future meta reviews.
When to Use it
For API 1 venues, the Meta Review Stage should not be run until after the submission deadline, except in the case of public, single blind venues. They can begin the Meta Review Stage before the submission deadline if they first run 'Post Submission Stage' to create paper groups.
For API 2 venues, you can run the Meta Review Stage to configure the settings and the form, and once the start date is reached the invitation will become active.
Skip this if your venue does not have Area Chairs.
Options
Meta Review Start Date
Enter a time and date you want the Meta Review period to begin in GMT using the following format: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM (e.g. 2019/01/31 23:59)
Optional
Defaults to now
Meta Review Deadline
This is the official, soft deadline Area Chairs will see.
Enter a time and date in GMT using the following format: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM (e.g. 2019/01/31 23:59)
Optional
Meta Review Expiration Date
After this date, no more meta reviews can be submitted. This is the hard deadline area chairs will not be able to see.
Enter a time and date in GMT using the following format: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM (e.g. 2019/01/31 23:59)
Optional
Default is 30 minutes after the meta review deadline
Make Meta Reviews Public (required)
This setting determines whether or not meta reviews are public the moment they are posted.
Default is "No, meta reviews should NOT be revealed publicly when they are posted"
Release Meta Reviews To Authors (required)
This setting determines whether or not meta reviews are visible to authors the moment they are posted.
Default is "No, meta reviews should NOT be revealed when they are posted to the paper's authors"
Release Meta Reviews To Reviewers (required)
This setting determines whether or not meta reviews are visible to reviewers the moment they are posted.
Default is "Meta review should not be revealed to any reviewer"
Additional Meta Review Form Options
This is where you can configure additional options in the meta review form.
Use lowercase for the field names and underscores to represent spaces. The UI will auto-format the names, for example: supplementary_material -> Supplementary Material.
