Describe the problem you would like to solve
In OJS 3.6 authors will have the option to suggest reviewers during the submission stage. These suggested reviewers are displayed for editors in the review step and can be invited directly through the side panel. Suggesting reviewers is not possible once the review stage has been initiated.
Reviewers are often encouraged to provide alternative reviewer suggestions if they decline the invitation to review, but in OJS there is no way for them to add these suggestions directly to the suggested reviewer list of the submission.
Editors can currently not add reviewer suggestions.
Describe the solution you’d like
We would like to have the option for a) authors, invited/declining reviewers, and editors to be able to add reviewer suggestions to OJS and b) for these suggestions to be made in the review stage as well.
For editors to be able to distinguish who made the suggestion, we would like to have a tag (name/user name/role) denoting who suggested the reviewer.
This solution would allow for the curation of a reviewer database specific to the submission directly in OJS.
Who is asking for this feature?
This feature request is a result of the PKP Sprint in Warsaw.
Additional information
Current side panel view of suggested reviewers in OJS 3.6.
