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Re:Authors’ names have ‘astonishing’ influence on peer revie... by jonathanstrange on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:05AM (#33175236)
Sure but the idea is that you don't try to find out who the author is, and if you recognize the author anyway, you decline the review. I review regularly and that's what I do whenever I recognize an author.
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Re:Authors’ names have ‘astonishing’ influence on peer revie... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:17AM (#33175320)
Don't you recognise authors on topics you're most competent to review on?
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Re:Authors’ names have ‘astonishing’ influence on peer revie... by jonathanstrange on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:24AM (#33175378)
Not very often in a way that causes me to decline to review. What happens sometimes is that you have a suspicion but it's not definite. It could be one out of a dozen authors, or a newcomer you've never heard of. I'm in the humanities, however, things probably look different in the natural sciences.
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Re:Authors’ names have ‘astonishing’ influence on peer revie... by rusticpenn on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @08:44AM (#33176089)
Not everyone seems to have your ethics.
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