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Impact Reviewer

Peer review, at scale, made simple.

Impact case studies, SPRE statements, research outputs — any document requiring validation and quality feedback. Impact Reviewer enables structured, consistent peer review workflows for teams and expert panels, delivering actionable feedback and secure sign-off at scale.
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The quality standard

Peer review is the pinnacle of QA for impact documents.

Submission panels, funders, and accreditation bodies don’t just want evidence — they want impact reporting that has been systematically reviewed, challenged, and validated by people who know the field.

 

Ad-hoc feedback via email chains, inconsistent reviewer rubrics, and no audit trail aren’t just inefficient — they restrict the performance potential of the documents they’re meant to improve. Impact Reviewer brings the rigour of structured peer review to every document in your pipeline, at any scale.

Consistent across every document

Every reviewer works from the same rubric, criteria, and scoring framework — so feedback quality remains consistent across different reviewers and deadlines.

Actionable, not just evaluative

Reviewers don’t just approve or reject — they provide structured, specific commentary that authors can act on. Feedback is linked directly to the relevant section of each document.

Designed to scale

Manage one document or one thousand. Impact Reviewer handles multi-reviewer panels, parallel review tracks, and cross-document analysis without additional coordination overhead.

Full audit trail, securely stored

Every reviewer works from the same rubric, criteria, and scoring framework — so feedback quality remains consistent across different reviewers and deadlines.
You're losing valuable time and revenue

Without Impact Reviewer, quality is inconsistent and invisible.

  • Without Impact Tracker
Reviewer quality varies — some provide detailed critique, others a simple thumbs up, creating inconsistent levels of insight Data sits across spreadsheets, drives, and emails — with no single source of truth or long-term organisational memory
Feedback arrives via email, tracked changes, and verbal conversations — no consistent format across departments
No cross-document analysis — recurring quality issues go undetected and unaddressed at scale
No cross-document analysis — recurring quality issues go undetected and unaddressed at scale
No audit trail — making it difficult to evidence the review process or defend decisions if a submission is challenged
  • With Impact Tracker
Structured review workflows with user-generated rubrics — every reviewer follows the same consistent process across all submissions
Section-level, structured feedback with clear commentary — authors receive consistent, actionable guidance on what to improve
Real-time progress tracking — monitor review completion across your entire document portfolio, minimising manual chasing
Cross-document analysis highlights recurring quality gaps — enabling evidence-based, portfolio-level improvement
Full timestamped audit trail — every review action and decision is recorded, supporting transparency and accountability
Who we work with

From framework to evidence infour steps

Impact Tracker takes you from defining what you measure to structured, auditable evidence: ready for high quality reporting or independent review.

Universities — REF & KEF Submissions

Systematic peer review across departments and submission panels

Manage peer review of impact case studies, SPRE statements, and knowledge exchange activity tracking submissions across multiple departments.

Funders & Investors — Portfolio Validation

Consistent quality bar across every investee or grantee

Funders want proof. Boards want confidence. Hivve builds the systems to measure and communicate your impact consistently and credibly.
Impact Organisations — Funder Reporting

Catch quality issues before external scrutiny

Impact frameworks and reporting structured for investor and funder reporting, board reports, and stakeholder communications – so you can deploy grants and capital confidently.
Features

Structured peer review for every document in your pipeline

Structured Review Rubrics

Define the criteria reviewers must assess — section by section, with scoring scales, mandatory commentary fields, and approve/revise/reject outcomes. Consistent quality, every time.

Multi-Reviewer Panel Management

Assign multiple reviewers to each document, manage expert panel composition, and set sequential or parallel review tracks — all from a single management dashboard.

Real-Time Progress Tracking

Live visibility of review status across every document — who has reviewed, who hasn’t, and where bottlenecks are forming. No chasing, no spreadsheets.

Actionable Reviewer Feedback

Feedback is structured, section-specific, and immediately actionable. Authors receive clear guidance on exactly what to improve — not just a score or a binary outcome.

Cross-Document Analysis

Identify patterns across your portfolio — which quality issues recur most often, which document types need the most revision, and where to focus improvement effort at scale.

Automated Report Generation

Generate summary reports across your full document set — review completion rates, quality scores, reviewer commentary, and sign-off status — ready for submission panels or governance boards.
How it works

From document upload to sign-off in four steps

Every step is designed to reduce coordination overhead while raising the quality of every document that passes through.
  • 01

Set up your review framework

Define the rubric once — sections, scoring criteria, commentary requirements, and outcomes. Apply consistently across every document in your portfolio.
  • 02

Assign reviewers and upload documents

Upload directly or pull from Impact Tracker. Assign reviewers, set deadlines, and give secure individual access — no shared drives, no email attachments.

  • 03

Reviewers provide structured feedback

Section-by-section scoring and commentary. Authors see feedback in real time and can begin revisions without waiting for the full review cycle to close.

  • 04

Sign off and generate reports

Sign off individually or in batch. Export summary reports for committees and governance boards, with a full timestamped audit trail for every submission.

Impact Reviewer in Practice

University of York, School for Business and Society: systematic REF preparation at scale

With Hivve’s Impact Tracker and Impact Reviewer, the University of York’s School for Business and Society embedded systematic REF preparation. Evidence collection, portfolio tracking, and peer review are now streamlined, giving senior leadership visibility and academics consistent support — driving high-quality case studies, audit readiness, and stronger performance in future REF submissions.

Part of the platform

Impact Reviewer works as one with the full Hivve system

Step 1 — Capture

Impact Tracker

Structure your framework, collect evidence from your team, and build an auditable record of your impact work.

Step 2 — Verify

Impact Reviewer

Pass your evidence for peer review. Structured assessment with commentary, scoring, and a consolidated feedback report.

Step 3 — Build Capability

Impact Academy

Your team builds genuine impact knowledge alongside their practice — embedded in your daily workflow.

Need more than the platform?

Hivve's advisory team can help — from writing to reviewing.

Many of our clients ask us to do more than provide the software. Our Impact Consultants have written and reviewed hundreds of impact case studies and SPRE statements — helping organisations get to submission-ready evidence faster.

  • Writing support

Impact case study & SPRE writing

Our practitioners work with your team to write compelling, evidence-led impact case studies ready for peer review or submission.

  • Independent review

External impact review

Hivve’s team acts as external reviewer — assessing your evidence and providing structured, actionable feedback to improve your score.

  • End-to-end support

Full impact journey support

From framework development to final submission — our advisory team can support every stage of your impact journey.

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