Concerns about the ICLR review policy [D]

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Summary

The author expresses concerns about ICLR's review policy that requires individuals to serve as reviewers if they appear on 3 or more papers, regardless of their qualifications.

The ICLR review policy says if your name appears on 3 or more papers, you will need to serve as a reviewer, and it did not say anything about qualifications. I only have 2 so this doesn't apply to me, but I am not sure if I understand it correctly and thus have some concerns. So say if Alex, a new student, was 4th author on 3 papers in their lab, does it mean he needs to review even if he is not qualified?
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