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    Single-blind peer review

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    Definition

    Evaluation of research products by qualified experts where the reviewer(s) knows the identity of the author(s), but the reviewer(s) remains anonymous to the author(s).

    Related terms: Anonymous review, Double-blind peer review, Masked review, Open Peer Review, Peer review, Triple-blind peer review

    Reference:

    • 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

    Originally drafted by: Bradley Baker

    Reviewed by: Ashley Blake, Christopher Graham, Helena Hartmann, Graham Reid

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