Do you want someone to check your article before it is published? It's a simple and streamlined process with the StoryChief editor! You can ask anyone to review an article: co-workers, freelancers, translators etc. It's up to you!
Watch our Academy video đč on creating your first article for a step-by-step guide:
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Asking for a review
Step 1. Go to the articles overview and open an article.
Step 2. Click on "Collaborate" located at the top right of the editor.
Step 3. Choose Ask someone to review.
Step 4. A modal will appear where you can choose users or external people (enter the email addresses).
Optionally, set a due date so reviewers know when you need their feedback. The due date shows up in their review request email, in reminders and on their dashboard, and the review is flagged as overdue once the date has passed.
Click the "Also ask for approval" checkbox to allow the person to approve or decline the current state of the article. Unless your workspace's approval rules require a review, this does not automatically publish the article or prevent its publication.
đĄ Tip: Now, it's also possible to invite the list of previously invited people. This is both for invitations to edit and to review an article.
Step 5. People you request will receive a notification via email:
By clicking on "Review", they will open your article and will be able to accept or decline it. They can also leave some extra feedback if needed.
â Limitation: To discourage spam accounts from using StoryChief, requesting approval is disabled during the trial period. You will receive a 401 Unauthorized error.
They can also close the Review tab and reopen it again when needed by clicking on "Pending approval" at the top right corner:
Step 6. The user who has sent the approval request will receive an email and an in-app notification every time the article has been approved or declined.
Viewing the status of a request
In the 'Articles' overview page, you will see who was sent a request for approval and the current status. In the example below, you can see that it is currently pending by 2 people:
Deleting and resending an approval request
Step 1. Open the Review sidebar inside the article by clicking on 'Pending approval'.
Step 2. Click on ... next to their name and click on 'Delete'. A window will appear asking you to type "DELETE" to confirm this request.
Or click on 'Resend' to send a new approval request to the same user. This can be used as a reminder.
