diff --git a/api/v1/_submissions/PKPBackendSubmissionsController.php b/api/v1/_submissions/PKPBackendSubmissionsController.php
index 83621f7395c..bef8424cf44 100644
--- a/api/v1/_submissions/PKPBackendSubmissionsController.php
+++ b/api/v1/_submissions/PKPBackendSubmissionsController.php
@@ -242,6 +242,24 @@ public function assigned(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonResponse
         ], Response::HTTP_OK);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get submissions which need reviewer(s) to be assigned
+     */
+    public function needsReviewers(SlimRequest $slimRequest, APIResponse $response, array $args)
+    {
+        $request = Application::get()->getRequest();
+        $context = $request->getContext();
+        if (!$context) {
+            return $response->withStatus(404)->withJsonError('api.404.resourceNotFound');
+        }
+
+        $collector = $this->getSubmissionCollector($slimRequest->getQueryParams());
+        $submissions = $collector
+            ->filterByContextIds($context->getId())
+            ->filterByStageIds([WORKFLOW_STAGE_ID_INTERNAL_REVIEW, WORKFLOW_STAGE_ID_EXTERNAL_REVIEW])
+            ->
+    }
+
     /**
      * Delete a submission
      */
diff --git a/classes/components/forms/context/PKPReviewSetupForm.php b/classes/components/forms/context/PKPReviewSetupForm.php
index 10b66359103..c98ba682a3d 100644
--- a/classes/components/forms/context/PKPReviewSetupForm.php
+++ b/classes/components/forms/context/PKPReviewSetupForm.php
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ public function __construct($action, $locales, $context)
                 'description' => __('manager.setup.reviewOptions.numWeeksPerReview'),
                 'value' => $context->getData('numWeeksPerReview'),
                 'size' => 'small',
+            ]))
+            ->addField(new FieldText('numReviewersPerSubmission', [
+                'label' => __('manager.setup.reviewOptions.numReviewersPerSubmission'),
+                'description' => __('manager.setup.reviewOptions.numReviewersPerSubmission.description'),
+                'value' => $context->getData('numReviewersPerSubmission'),
+                'size' => 'small',
             ]));
 
         if (Config::getVar('general', 'scheduled_tasks')) {
diff --git a/classes/submission/Collector.php b/classes/submission/Collector.php
index 4b710ff1b18..1848e0421b6 100644
--- a/classes/submission/Collector.php
+++ b/classes/submission/Collector.php
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ abstract class Collector implements CollectorInterface
     public $assignedTo = null;
     public array|int|null $isReviewedBy = null;
 
+    public ?array $reviewersNumber = null;
+
     public function __construct(DAO $dao)
     {
         $this->dao = $dao;
@@ -196,6 +198,17 @@ public function filterByDaysInactive(?int $daysInactive): AppCollector
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Limit results to the number of the assigned reviewers.
+     * Review assignment is considered active after the request is sent by the reviewer
+     * and it isn't cancelled, declined or overdue
+     */
+    public function filterByReviewersActive(?int $reviewersNumber)
+    {
+        $this->reviewersNumber = $reviewersNumber;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Limit results to submissions assigned to these users
      *
@@ -564,13 +577,40 @@ public function getQueryBuilder(): Builder
         // Filter by is reviewed by
         if ($this->isReviewedBy !== null) {
             // TODO consider review round and other criteria; refactor query builder to use ->when
-            $q->when($this->isReviewedBy === self::UNASSIGNED, function (Builder $q) {
-                $q->leftJoin('review_assignments AS ra', 'ra.submission_id', '=', 's.submission_id')
-                    ->whereIn('s.stage_id', [WORKFLOW_STAGE_ID_EXTERNAL_REVIEW, WORKFLOW_STAGE_ID_INTERNAL_REVIEW])
-                    ->whereNull('ra.submission_id');
-            });
+            $q->whereIn('s.stage_id', [WORKFLOW_STAGE_ID_EXTERNAL_REVIEW, WORKFLOW_STAGE_ID_INTERNAL_REVIEW])
+                ->when(
+                $this->isReviewedBy === self::UNASSIGNED,
+                // Submission considered not under the review when ...
+                fn (Builder $q) => $q
+                    // review assignments don't exist for the submission or exist but are declined or cancelled
+                    ->whereNotIn('s.submission_id', fn (Builder $q) => $q
+                        ->select('ra.submission_id')
+                        ->from('review_assignments AS ra')
+                        ->where('declined', 0)
+                        ->where('canceled', 0)
+                        ->distinct()),
+                fn (Builder $q) => $q
+                    ->whereIn('s.submission_id', fn (Builder $q) => $q
+                        ->select('ra.submission_id')
+                        ->from('review_assignments AS ra')
+                        ->whereIn('reviewer_id', (array) $this->isReviewedBy)
+                        ->where('declined', 0)
+                        ->where('canceled', 0)
+                    )
+            );
         }
 
+        $q->when($this->reviewersNumber !== null, fn (Builder $q) => $q
+                ->whereIn('s.submission_id', fn(Builder $q) => $q
+                    ->select('ra.submission_id', DB::raw('count(*) as number'))
+                    ->groupBy('ra.submission_id')
+                    ->from('review_assignments AS ra')
+                    ->where('declined', 0)
+                    ->where('cancel', 0)
+                    ->havingRaw('number IN ?', $this->reviewersNumber)
+            )
+        );
+
         // By any child pub object's DOI status
         // Filter by any child pub object's DOI status
         $q->when($this->doiStatuses !== null, fn (Builder $q) => $this->addDoiStatusFilterToQuery($q));
diff --git a/locale/en/manager.po b/locale/en/manager.po
index c462ae781fd..3153ea71b7f 100644
--- a/locale/en/manager.po
+++ b/locale/en/manager.po
@@ -1244,6 +1244,12 @@ msgstr ""
 "Present a link to <button type=\"button\">how to ensure all files are "
 "anonymized</button> during upload"
 
+msgid "manager.setup.reviewOptions.numReviewersPerSubmission"
+msgstr "Recommended Reviewers Number"
+
+msgid "manager.setup.reviewOptions.numReviewersPerSubmission.description"
+msgstr "Sufficient number of reviewers needed per submission to make recommendation before making a decision"
+
 msgid "manager.setup.sponsors.note"
 msgstr "Sponsor Relationship and Policy Description"
 
diff --git a/schemas/context.json b/schemas/context.json
index 862aa2bafc9..3f2ef82e81c 100644
--- a/schemas/context.json
+++ b/schemas/context.json
@@ -551,6 +551,14 @@
 				"min:0"
 			]
 		},
+		"numReviewersPerSubmission": {
+			"type": "integer",
+			"default": 0,
+			"validation": [
+				"nullable",
+				"min:0"
+			]
+		},
 		"openAccessPolicy": {
 			"type": "string",
 			"multilingual": true,
@@ -875,4 +883,4 @@
 			]
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}