Setting response due dates
When creating a review cycle, you set response due dates for when reviews should be completed.
You can:
Set one due date for the entire cycle, or
Enable individual due dates for different review types or participants (for example, upwards + peers vs. managers)
Response due dates can be updated at any time, even after the cycle has started — either for the whole cycle or for individual reviews.
How due dates work
Response due dates are used to schedule reminders — they do not automatically close reviews or change review statuses.
Key things to know:
Reviewers can still submit reviews after the due date
Reviewers who have already submitted can edit their responses until the due date
To finalize a cycle, an admin must manually mark it as Complete
This gives you flexibility to extend deadlines informally without reconfiguring the cycle.
Review reminders
Effy AI sends automatic reminders to reviewers and cycle admins as due dates approach.
Reminders are sent via:
Email
Slack (if Slack integration is enabled)
You can customize reminder timing during cycle setup.
Reminder schedule
Automated reminders are sent according to the response due date schedule:
Every Monday
1 day before the due date
On the due date
1 day after the due date
Reminders are delivered once per day to each participant, at an optimal time based on their typical activity in the platform.
Important notes
Response due dates do not affect review statuses.
Reviews remain open until the admin completes the cycle manually.
Editing permissions automatically stop once the due date passes.