Peer reviewers' willingness to review, their recommendations and quality of reviews after the Finnish Medical Journal switched from single-blind to double-blind peer review

Abstract Background There is a power imbalance between authors and reviewers in single-blind peer review. We explored how switching from single-blind to double-blind peer review affected 1) the willingness of experts to review, 2) their publication recommendations, and 3) the quality of review repor...

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Main Authors: Piitu Parmanne, Joonas Laajava, Noora Järvinen, Terttu Harju, Mauri Marttunen, Pertti Saloheimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Research Integrity and Peer Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41073-023-00140-6