--- ocs-2.3.3-1.org/classes/submission/trackDirector/TrackDirectorAction.inc.php	2010-08-10 20:49:38.000000000 +0100
+++ ocs/classes/submission/trackDirector/TrackDirectorAction.inc.php	2011-03-11 16:35:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -217,7 +217,11 @@
 			$schedConf =& Request::getSchedConf();
 			if ($schedConf->getSetting('reviewDeadlineType') != null) {
 				if ($schedConf->getSetting('reviewDeadlineType') == REVIEW_DEADLINE_TYPE_ABSOLUTE) {
-					TrackDirectorAction::setDueDate($trackDirectorSubmission->getPaperId(), $reviewAssignment->getId(), $schedConf->getSetting('numWeeksPerReviewAbsolute'), null, false);
+                                        $strDueDate = $schedConf->getSetting('numWeeksPerReviewAbsolute');
+                                        if (!is_string($strDueDate)) {
+                                                $strDueDate = date('Y-m-d', $schedConf->getSetting('numWeeksPerReviewAbsolute'));
+                                        }
+					TrackDirectorAction::setDueDate($trackDirectorSubmission->getPaperId(), $reviewAssignment->getId(), $strDueDate, null, false);
 				} elseif ($schedConf->getSetting('reviewDeadlineType') == REVIEW_DEADLINE_TYPE_RELATIVE) {
 					TrackDirectorAction::setDueDate($trackDirectorSubmission->getPaperId(), $reviewAssignment->getId(), null, $schedConf->getSetting('numWeeksPerReviewRelative'), false);
 				}