Halo Effect in Peer Review: Exploring the Possibility of Bias Associated with the Feeling of Belonging to a Group

Halo Effect in Peer Review: Exploring the Possibility of Bias Associated with the Feeling of Belonging to a Group

Abstract In this study, we explore the possibility of bias in the article evaluation process during peer review, due to homogeneous groups of reviewers, most of whom belong to the same professional field. The conditions of the context of journals considered for the manifestation of bias are: a) arti...

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Main Authors: José Osvaldo De Sordi, Manuel Antonio Meireles
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Ciência da Informação 2020-02-01
Series:Perspectivas em Ciência da Informação
Subjects:
halo effect
reviewer
peer review
public servant
scientific article
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-99362019000300096&tlng=en

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