Triple-blind peer review
Definition: Evaluation of research products by qualified experts where the author(s) are anonymous to both the reviewer(s) and editor(s). **“**Blinding of the authors and their affiliations to both editors and reviewers. This approach aims to eliminate institutional, personal, and gender biases” (Tvina et al., 2019, p. 1082).
Related terms: Double-blind peer review, Open Peer Review, Single-blind peer review
References:
- Largent, E. A., & Snodgrass, R. T. (2016). Blind peer review by academic journals. In C. T. Robertson & A. S. Kesselheim (Eds.), Blinding as a solution to bias: Strengthening biomedical science, forensic science, and law (pp. 75–95). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802460-7.00005-X
- Tvina, A., Spellecy, R., & Palatnik, A. (2019). Bias in the peer review process: can we do better? Obstetrics & Gynecology, 133(6), 1081–1083. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000003260
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