We advise reviewers within the same stage that they must communicate and decide amongst themselves who will be the Decision-maker, as it will then lock the stage and lock the other reviewer out when they do. The problem is, they have no way of knowing if their stage is set to "Only one decision req...

Replace the term "disabled" with something more intuitive that lets you know the recipient WILL receive an email, and only when it's their turn to review. For example, changing "Disabled" to when "User's stage is activated" might make more sense. We use "Disabled" more than any other email alert o...

Mark milestone versions with color or symbol indicator to identify at a glance. Create a group of "milestones" and associate each with a color or symbol. Assign your milestone to key versions as needed.

100% agree with this! When editing a manuscript, we would like to have our copywriter appear both after Editorial reviews the piece, and then again at the end of all stages when all reviewers and approvers are done so that they receive it back to incorporate the comments. One way this could work is...

Agree that there should be a way to "carry forward" comments, particularly global ones, that would apply to all future versions. Perhaps a style guide type of annotation that you can easily access at any time for the piece would be helpful.

I have requested this as well and think it is a great idea!