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Research Article: Blinding of Peer Review and the Impact on Geographic Diversity of Authors in the Medical Literature

Date Published: 2023-06-30

Abstract:
Peer review is a crucial step in the editorial processing of submitted manuscripts in academic publishing, including in medical journals, where journal editors solicit external reviewers to evaluate the submitted work and provide their opinions. The main objective of peer review is to ensure the publication of high-quality work that is of value and benefit to practitioners and the scientific community. Hence, a work that sounds scientifically sound is often accepted but sent back for a revision to further enhance its quality and presentation. Peer review can be one of three main types, single-blind, double-blind, or open. Single-blind review is the most prevalent form where the reviewers can see the names and affiliations of the authors, whereas the reviewers are kept anonymous. Double-blind review is the second most common type and involves anonymizing the identity of both the authors and the reviewers, so the reviewers could only evaluate the work without knowing who did it or where it came from. Open review is the opposite of double-blind review, where the authors and the reviewers know each other’s identities during the peer review process. Some journals also employ what is called transparent peer review, which involves publishing the peer review report with the reviewers’ information alongside the published article. Transparent peer review is often independent of the type of blinding of the peer review process since it takes place after a manuscript has already been accepted for publication.

Introduction:
Peer review is a crucial step in the editorial processing of submitted manuscripts in academic publishing, including in medical journals, where journal editors solicit external reviewers to evaluate the submitted work and provide their opinions. The main objective of peer review is to ensure the publication of high-quality work that is of value and benefit to practitioners and the scientific community. Hence, a work that sounds scientifically sound is often accepted but sent back for a revision to further enhance…

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