tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023145582719477770.post2603044307936806591..comments2021-03-26T10:26:47.049+00:00Comments on Will Hughes: Double-blind refereeingWill Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00953018867388632094noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023145582719477770.post-76046330459227686642010-06-20T09:39:57.255+01:002010-06-20T09:39:57.255+01:00I just noticed a typo in my own comment of 14 Feb ...I just noticed a typo in my own comment of 14 Feb 09. In the penultimate sentence, "concealed" should be "revealed". Whoops.Will Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953018867388632094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023145582719477770.post-2580202760860089272010-06-20T09:33:47.516+01:002010-06-20T09:33:47.516+01:00Addendum - http://will-hughes.blogspot.com/2010/06...Addendum - <a href="http://will-hughes.blogspot.com/2010/06/double-blind-reviewing.html" rel="nofollow">http://will-hughes.blogspot.com/2010/06/double-blind-reviewing.html</a>Will Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953018867388632094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023145582719477770.post-58720019253625535672009-02-14T12:01:00.000+00:002009-02-14T12:01:00.000+00:00As you rightly point out, what matters more than a...As you rightly point out, what matters more than anything is that the critique is based on an evaluation of the research. The aim of concealing identities is to have some confidence that that this is what, in fact, takes place. In my experience, it is much quicker to come to a conclusion about a piece of work when I know who has written it. But if I do not know, I have to read it much more carefully, because I cannot make assumptions about the context and background of the person who wrote it. If the author is well-known, and I can discern who it is, then identity is not, in fact, concealed. However, a PhD student who submits a paper for blind review is treated with as much respect and credibility as a famous professor, if the identity is revealed. This is the great strength of this process.Will Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953018867388632094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023145582719477770.post-65762168863249637332009-02-03T23:58:00.000+00:002009-02-03T23:58:00.000+00:00I agree with the conclusion. However, does it real...I agree with the conclusion. However, does it really matter that the identity of the author is revealed to the referee of a paper? <BR/><BR/>Referees in my opinion, are expected to base their critique objectively, based on the merits of the paper and not on personalities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com