Reviewers exists as an optional middle-step in the editor-publisher approval workflow. This provides a means to have multiple reviewing parties, before finally approving and publishing a change.
To visualise this, let's take an example hierarchy:
In this scenario, an entry might start at the Junior Editor, before going to the Senior Editor for review and approval, which then must go on to the Managing Editor for final sign-off and approval. The Senior Editor can approve or deny a submission without having to go to the Managing Editor.
Workflow also allows for multiple reviewers - so if you need more than one middle level of reviewers, you can add as many as required.
To add Reviewers, use the Workflow settings to add user groups as reviewer levels. This will be similar to how you would have nominated user groups for Publishers and Editors.
The overall review process will be top-down. So for example, you might have two Reviewer groups - Reviewers 1 and Reviewers 2. Submissions will be placed by users in the Editors' user group, and submitted to the Reviewers 1 users group. After successful review and approval, this will be submitted to the Reviewers 2 user group. After successful review and approval, this will then be submitted to the Publishers' user group for final review.
If, however a review is rejected at any stage, the submission will be "cancelled" and the original editor will be notified.
Visually, this process would look similar to: