reviwen

Reviwen is a software platform designed to streamline the management of content reviews and editorial workflows. It provides a modular suite that combines reviewer assignment, revision tracking, and collaboration tools to support authors, editors, and reviewers throughout the lifecycle of a document or submission.

The name reviwen is a compound formed from "review" and "weave," intended to reflect the platform’s aim of integrating multiple critique cycles into a cohesive process.

Developed in the open-source ecosystem, reviwen emerged from interdisciplinary collaborations among editors, researchers, and software developers. Core features emphasize transparency, auditability, and extensibility, with attention to privacy-preserving workflows and configurable access controls.

Key features include versioned document storage, reviewer assignment and deadline tracking, inline annotations, templates for different review types, an audit trail of decisions, and APIs for integration with external systems such as manuscript submission portals and content management systems.

Organizations use reviwen to manage peer review for academic manuscripts, grant proposals, technical standards, and collaborative publications. It is praised for flexibility and clear review histories, while users note a learning curve and the need for robust security configurations.

Related concepts include peer review, editorial management systems, document management, and audit trails.