Your Reviewer Reputation & Trust Score

Your reviewer reputation is a trust score that reflects your reliability as an ARC reviewer. A higher reputation means more ARC acceptances and access to exclusive campaigns.

What You'll Learn

• How reputation is calculated
• What tiers mean
• How to improve your reputation

Reputation Score (0-5)

Your score is calculated from three weighted factors:

Factor	Weight	What It Measures
Completion Rate	60%	% of accepted ARCs where you submitted a review
Review Quality	20%	Average author rating of your reviews (helpfulness)
Timeliness	20%	% of reviews submitted before deadline

Reviewer Tiers

Tier	Score	Badge	Perks
Bronze	0-2.5	🥉	Basic access — may be filtered out by selective authors
Silver	2.5-3.5	🥈	Standard access — accepted by most campaigns
Gold	3.5-4.5	🥇	Priority — authors prefer Gold tier reviewers
Platinum	4.5-5.0	💎	Top tier — first accepted, exclusive campaigns

Improving Your Reputation

1. Always submit reviews for accepted ARCs (even short ones count)
2. Submit before the deadline (don't wait until the last day)
3. Write thoughtful reviews — specific, helpful observations
4. Don't over-apply — only accept ARCs you can actually finish in time

Viewing Your Reputation

Navigate to My ARCs > Reputation to see:

• Current score and tier
• Completion rate across all campaigns
• Timeliness metrics
• Review history

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does my regular review activity (non-ARC) affect reputation?
A: Reputation is based solely on ARC participation. Regular reviews don't factor in.

Q: Can my reputation decrease?
A: Yes. Missing ARC deadlines or not submitting reviews lowers your completion rate and score.

Q: How many ARCs do I need to build reputation?
A: After 5+ completed ARCs, your reputation stabilizes. Fewer than 5 results in a provisional score.

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