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Journal editors using Kotahi previously had trouble managing the reviewers they assigned to manuscripts. We streamlined the manuscript review process by reorganizing and simplifying the reviewer listing. By swapping the card list into a fully-featured kanban board, editors are able to quickly differentiate reviewers based on their review status and drill down into review information via detailed modals. Things like email and dashboard invitations are easily distinguished in this new system. Less useful reviewer categories are separated from the larger board to give editors an effective birds-eye view.
\n \nAs mentioned, detailed modals complement the new reviewer kanban board by separating the individual review from the review process itself. In progress and completed reviews have dedicated modals with all content, attached files, and authorized confidential information present. In a separate section below the board, declined reviews are listed with a popup available to see a user's decline reason, if it exists. Additionally, new popups have been added to invite and delete reviewers, with an extended list of features such as email notifications for existing accounts.
\n \n \n \n \n \nThe dashboard, which is something of a "homepage" for Kotahi's users, was previously unequipped at giving users a place to start their daily work. We restructured the dashboard by separating individual role's sections into distinct tabs to keep the user's focus on their current goal. On each tab, we transformed the several card lists into interactive tables with full support for searching, sorting, and filtering. We tested the new dashboard's design with users to understand the best selection and format for the data.
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