Results and score visibility
This page explains the most common question about abstracts: "Why can't I see my result or score?"
The short answer
An author sees their decision only after the organizer publishes results.
An author sees their average score and reviewer comments only if both are true:
- Results have been published, and
- Their abstract was accepted.
Authors whose abstract was rejected or waitlisted see the decision, but never the score or the comments.
Full visibility table
| Situation | Status the author sees | Score | Reviewer comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submitted, no reviews yet | Submitted | Hidden | Hidden |
| Some or all reviews in, no decision yet | Under Review | Hidden | Hidden |
| Decided, results not published | Under Review | Hidden | Hidden |
| Accepted, results published | Accepted | Shown | Shown |
| Rejected, results published | Rejected | Hidden | Hidden |
| Waiting List, results published | Waiting List | Hidden | Hidden |
| Not decided when results were published | Submitted or Under Review | Hidden | Hidden |
When the score and comments are hidden, the Reviews section simply doesn't appear on the abstract's page. No message explains why.
What the author sees when results are visible
Once results are published, a green Results are now visible card appears at the top of My Submissions.
For an accepted abstract, the Reviews card shows:
- Average score as "x.x / 10", based on the number of completed reviews.
- Each completed review with its score out of 10, the date and the comment, or "No comments provided.".
- The reviewer's name, or Reviewer 1, Reviewer 2, and so on when Blind review is on.
What publishing results does
Organizers publish from Abstracts > Review settings > Results visibility > Publish Results. Publishing:
- shows the real decisions to all authors;
- emails every accepted, rejected and waitlisted author;
- gives every accepted author the Abstract Presenter role and the acceptance package (see Publish results);
- stops all new submissions and edits for good;
- opens poster upload for accepted abstracts.
You can publish results only once, and there's no way to hide them again.
Decisions made after publishing
Publishing doesn't require every abstract to be decided. Abstracts with no decision keep showing Submitted or Under Review, and their authors get no email.
If the organizer later decides one of them from the abstract's own page:
- the author sees the new decision immediately;
- the results email is sent;
- if it was accepted, the author becomes a presenter.
Bulk decisions from the Decisions tab after publishing change the status that authors see, but they don't send emails and don't make accepted authors presenters. After publishing, decide abstracts one at a time from their own page.