diff --git a/api/v1/reviews/PKPReviewController.php b/api/v1/reviews/PKPReviewController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e491d2d5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1/reviews/PKPReviewController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file api/v1/reviews/PKPReviewController.php
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Simon Fraser University
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 John Willinsky
+ * Distributed under the GNU GPL v3. For full terms see the file docs/COPYING.
+ *
+ * @class PKPReviewController
+ *
+ * @ingroup api_v1_reviews
+ *
+ * @brief Handle API requests for reviews operations.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace PKP\API\v1\reviews;
+
+use APP\facades\Repo;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\Response;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+use PKP\core\PKPBaseController;
+use PKP\core\PKPRequest;
+use PKP\db\DAORegistry;
+use PKP\log\SubmissionEmailLogEntry;
+use PKP\security\authorization\ContextAccessPolicy;
+use PKP\security\authorization\SubmissionAccessPolicy;
+use PKP\security\authorization\UserRolesRequiredPolicy;
+use PKP\security\Role;
+
+class PKPReviewController extends PKPBaseController
+{
+    /**
+     * @copydoc \PKP\core\PKPBaseController::getHandlerPath()
+     */
+    public function getHandlerPath(): string
+    {
+        return 'reviews';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @copydoc \PKP\core\PKPBaseController::getRouteGroupMiddleware()
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function getRouteGroupMiddleware(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'has.user',
+            'has.context',
+            self::roleAuthorizer([
+                Role::ROLE_ID_SITE_ADMIN,
+                Role::ROLE_ID_MANAGER,
+                Role::ROLE_ID_REVIEWER,
+            ]),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function getGroupRoutes(): void
+    {
+        Route::get('history/{submissionId}/{reviewRoundId}', $this->getHistory(...))
+            ->name('review.get.submission.round.history')
+            ->whereNumber(['reviewRoundId', 'submissionId']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @copydoc \PKP\core\PKPBaseController::authorize()
+     */
+    public function authorize(PKPRequest $request, array &$args, array $roleAssignments): bool
+    {
+        $illuminateRequest = $args[0]; /** @var \Illuminate\Http\Request $illuminateRequest */
+        $actionName = static::getRouteActionName($illuminateRequest);
+
+        $this->addPolicy(new UserRolesRequiredPolicy($request), true);
+        $this->addPolicy(new ContextAccessPolicy($request, $roleAssignments));
+
+        if ($actionName === 'getHistory') {
+            $this->addPolicy(new SubmissionAccessPolicy($request, $args, $roleAssignments, 'submissionId', true));
+        }
+
+        return parent::authorize($request, $args, $roleAssignments);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get reviewer's submission round history
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function getHistory(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $request = $this->getRequest();
+        $context = $request->getContext();
+        $contextId = $context->getId();
+
+        // TODO: get the reviewer ID from the request or from the route?
+        $reviewerId = $request->getUser()->getId();
+        //$reviewerId = $illuminateRequest->route('reviewerId');
+        $submissionId = $illuminateRequest->route('submissionId');
+        $reviewRoundId = $illuminateRequest->route('reviewRoundId');
+
+        $reviewAssignment = Repo::reviewAssignment()->getCollector()
+            ->filterByContextIds([$contextId])
+            ->filterBySubmissionIds([$submissionId])
+            ->filterByReviewerIds([$reviewerId])
+            ->filterByReviewRoundIds([$reviewRoundId])
+            ->getMany()
+            ->first();
+
+        if (!$reviewAssignment) {
+            return response()->json([
+                'error' => __('api.404.resourceNotFound'),
+            ], Response::HTTP_NOT_FOUND);
+        }
+
+        $submission = Repo::submission()->get($submissionId, $contextId);
+        $publicationTitle = $submission->getCurrentPublication()->getLocalizedTitle();
+
+        $declineEmail = null;
+        if (!$reviewAssignment->getDeclined()) {
+            $submissionEmailLogDao = DAORegistry::getDAO('SubmissionEmailLogDAO');
+            $emailLogs = $submissionEmailLogDao->getBySenderId($submissionId, SubmissionEmailLogEntry::SUBMISSION_EMAIL_REVIEW_DECLINE, $reviewerId)->toArray();
+            // TODO: look for the right email log with the right round number.
+            if ($emailLogs) {
+                $emailLog = $emailLogs[0];
+                $declineEmail = [
+                    'subject' => $emailLog->getData('subject'),
+                    'body' => $emailLog->getData('body'),
+                ];
+            }
+        }
+
+        $reviewAssignmentProps = Repo::reviewAssignment()->getSchemaMap()->map($reviewAssignment);
+
+        $reviewAssignmentId = $reviewAssignment->getId();
+        $submissionCommentDao = DAORegistry::getDAO('SubmissionCommentDAO');
+        $comments = $submissionCommentDao->getReviewerCommentsByReviewerId($submissionId, $reviewerId, $reviewAssignmentId, true)->toArray();
+        $privateComments = $submissionCommentDao->getReviewerCommentsByReviewerId($submissionId, $reviewerId, $reviewAssignmentId, false)->toArray();
+
+        // TODO: get the comments data...
+
+        $lastReviewAssignment = Repo::reviewAssignment()->getCollector()
+            ->filterByContextIds([$contextId])
+            ->filterBySubmissionIds([$submissionId])
+            ->filterByReviewerIds([$reviewerId])
+            ->filterByLastReviewRound(true)
+            ->getMany()
+            ->first();
+        $displayFiles = $lastReviewAssignment->getDeclined() != 1;
+
+        $reviewRoundHistoryProps = [
+            'publicationTitle' => $publicationTitle,
+            'declineEmail' => $declineEmail,
+            'reviewAssignment' => $reviewAssignmentProps,
+            'comments' => $comments,
+            'privateComments' => $privateComments,
+            'displayFiles' => $displayFiles,
+        ];
+
+        return response()->json($reviewRoundHistoryProps, Response::HTTP_OK);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/controllers/review/ReviewRoundModalHandler.php b/controllers/review/ReviewRoundModalHandler.php
deleted file mode 100644
index dfdd4ff4c3a..00000000000
--- a/controllers/review/ReviewRoundModalHandler.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,145 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @defgroup controllers_review Review Handlers
- */
-
-/**
- * @file controllers/review/ReviewRoundModalHandler.inc.php
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Simon Fraser University
- * Copyright (c) 2003-2021 John Willinsky
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Université Laval
- * Distributed under the GNU GPL v3. For full terms see the file docs/COPYING.
- *
- * @class ReviewRoundModalHandler
- * @ingroup controllers_review
- *
- * @brief Reviewer review round info handler.
- */
-
-namespace PKP\controllers\review;
-
-use APP\facades\Repo;
-use APP\handler\Handler;
-use APP\template\TemplateManager;
-use Exception;
-use PKP\core\JSONMessage;
-use PKP\core\PKPRequest;
-use PKP\log\SubmissionEmailLogEntry;
-use PKP\security\authorization\RoleBasedHandlerOperationPolicy;
-use PKP\db\DAORegistry;
-use PKP\security\Role;
-
-class ReviewRoundModalHandler extends Handler
-{
-	/**
-	 * Constructor
-	 */
-	function __construct()
-	{
-		parent::__construct();
-
-		$this->addRoleAssignment(
-			[Role::ROLE_ID_REVIEWER],
-			['viewRoundInfo', 'closeModal']
-		);
-	}
-
-	//
-	// Implement template methods from PKPHandler.
-	//
-
-	/**
-	 * @copydoc PKPHandler::authorize()
-	 */
-	function authorize($request, &$args, $roleAssignments): bool
-    {
-		$this->addPolicy(new RoleBasedHandlerOperationPolicy(
-			$request,
-			[Role::ROLE_ID_REVIEWER],
-			['viewRoundInfo', 'close']
-		));
-
-		return parent::authorize($request, $args, $roleAssignments);
-	}
-
-	//
-	// Public operations
-	//
-
-    /**
-     * Display the review round info modal.
-     *
-     * @param array $args
-     * @param PKPRequest $request
-     *
-     * @return JSONMessage JSON object
-     * @throws Exception
-     */
-	function viewRoundInfo($args, $request)
-	{
-		$this->setupTemplate($request);
-
-		$submission = Repo::submission()->get($args['submissionId']);
-        $submissionId = $submission->getId();
-		$reviewerId = $request->getUser()->getId();
-
-        $reviewAssignments = Repo::reviewAssignment()->getCollector()
-            ->filterByReviewerIds([$reviewerId])
-            ->getMany();
-		$declinedReviewAssignments = array();
-		foreach ($reviewAssignments as $submissionReviewAssignment) {
-			if ($submissionReviewAssignment->getDeclined() and $submissionId == $submissionReviewAssignment->getSubmissionId()) {
-				$declinedReviewAssignments[] = $submissionReviewAssignment;
-			}
-		}
-
-        $reviewAssignment = Repo::reviewAssignment()->getCollector()
-            ->filterByReviewRoundIds([$args['reviewRoundId']])
-            ->filterByReviewerIds([$reviewerId])
-            ->filterByContextIds([$request->getContext()->getId()])
-            ->getMany()
-            ->first();
-		$submissionCommentDao = DAORegistry::getDAO('SubmissionCommentDAO');
-		$reviewComments = $submissionCommentDao->getReviewerCommentsByReviewerId($submissionId, $reviewerId, $reviewAssignment->getId());
-
-        $reviewRoundNumber = $args['reviewRoundNumber'];
-		$submissionEmailLogDao = DAORegistry::getDAO('SubmissionEmailLogDAO');
-		$emailLogs = $submissionEmailLogDao
-            ->getBySenderId($submissionId, SubmissionEmailLogEntry::SUBMISSION_EMAIL_REVIEW_DECLINE, $reviewerId)
-            ->toArray();
-		$declineEmail = null;
-        $i = 0;
-		foreach ($declinedReviewAssignments as $declinedReviewAssignment) {
-			if (isset($emailLogs[$i]) && $reviewRoundNumber == $declinedReviewAssignment->getRound()) {
-				$declineEmail = $emailLogs[$i];
-			}
-			$i++;
-		}
-
-		$displayFilesGrid = true;
-        $lastReviewAssignment = Repo::reviewAssignment()->getCollector()
-            ->filterBySubmissionIds([$submissionId])
-            ->filterByReviewerIds([$reviewerId])
-            ->filterByLastReviewRound(true)
-            ->getMany()
-            ->first();
-		if($lastReviewAssignment->getDeclined() == 1) {
-			$displayFilesGrid = false;
-		}
-
-        $templateMgr = TemplateManager::getManager($request);
-		$templateMgr->assign([
-			'submission' => $submission,
-			'reviewAssignment' => $reviewAssignment,
-			'reviewRoundNumber' => $reviewRoundNumber,
-			'reviewRoundId' => $args['reviewRoundId'],
-			'reviewComments' => $reviewComments,
-			'declineEmail' => $declineEmail,
-			'displayFilesGrid' => $displayFilesGrid
-		]);
-
-		return $templateMgr->fetchJson('controllers/modals/reviewRound/reviewRound.tpl');
-	}
-}
diff --git a/locale/en/reviewer.po b/locale/en/reviewer.po
index 5e357cf06b6..ccf4ea90350 100644
--- a/locale/en/reviewer.po
+++ b/locale/en/reviewer.po
@@ -103,15 +103,24 @@ msgstr "Evaluation cycle {$reviewRoundNumber} : {$submissionTitle}"
 msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.info.history"
 msgstr "Review history"
 
-msgid "reviewer.submission.comments.authorAndEditor"
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.comments.authorAndEditor"
 msgstr "Author and editor"
 
-msgid "reviewer.submission.comments.editorOnly"
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.comments.editorOnly"
 msgstr "Editor only"
 
-msgid "reviewer.submission.comments.review"
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.comments.review"
 msgstr "Review"
 
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.emailLog"
+msgstr "Decline reason sent by email"
+
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.emailLog.defaultMessage"
+msgstr "No reason given to the decline of the review invitation."
+
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.reviewDeclineDate"
+msgstr "Declined Date"
+
 msgid "reviewer.complete"
 msgstr "Review Submitted"
 
diff --git a/locale/fr_CA/reviewer.po b/locale/fr_CA/reviewer.po
index 5dc3e82fdd3..f678fa1a779 100644
--- a/locale/fr_CA/reviewer.po
+++ b/locale/fr_CA/reviewer.po
@@ -116,15 +116,24 @@ msgstr "Évaluation cycle {$reviewRoundNumber} : {$submissionTitle}"
 msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.info.history"
 msgstr "Historique d'évaluation"
 
-msgid "reviewer.submission.comments.authorAndEditor"
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.comments.authorAndEditor"
 msgstr "Pour l'auteur et la rédaction"
 
-msgid "reviewer.submission.comments.editorOnly"
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.comments.editorOnly"
 msgstr "Pour la rédaction seulement"
 
-msgid "reviewer.submission.comments.review"
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.comments.review"
 msgstr "Évaluation"
 
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.emailLog"
+msgstr "Raison du refus envoyée par courriel"
+
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.emailLog.defaultMessage"
+msgstr "Aucune raison fournie pour le refus de l'invitation à évaluer."
+
+msgid "reviewer.submission.reviewRound.reviewDeclineDate"
+msgstr "Date du refus"
+
 msgid "reviewer.complete"
 msgstr "Évaluation envoyée"