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Single-Blind and Double-Blind Peer Review: Effects on National Representation.

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Kalavar, M; Watane, A; Wu, D; Sridhar, J; Mruthyunjaya, P; Parikh, R
Published in: Semin Ophthalmol
January 2, 2022

PURPOSE: To assess whether the type of peer-review (single-blinded vs double-blinded) has an impact on nationality representation in journals. METHODS: A cross-sectional study analyzing the top 10 nationalities contributing to the number of articles across 16 ophthalmology journals. RESULTS: There was no difference in the percentage of articles published from the journal's country of origin between the top single-blind journals and double-blind journals (SB = 42.0%, DB = 26.6%, p = .49), but there was a significant difference between the percentage of articles from the US (SB = 48.0%, DB = 22.8%, p = .02). However, there was no difference for both country of origin (SB = 38.0%, DB = 26.6%, p = .43) and articles from the US (SB = 35.0%, DB = 22.8%, p = .21) when assessing the top eight double-blind journals matched with single-blind journals of a similar impact factor. The US (n = 16, 100%) and England (n = 16, 100%) most commonly made the top 10 lists for article contribution. This held true even for journals established outside the United States (US=11/12, England = 11/12). CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant difference in country-of-origin representation between single-blind journals and double-blind journals. However, higher income countries contributed most often to the journals studied even among journals based outside the US.

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Semin Ophthalmol

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EISSN

1744-5205

Publication Date

January 2, 2022

Volume

37

Issue

1

Start / End Page

11 / 16

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Single-Blind Method
  • Peer Review
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Ophthalmology
  • Humans
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry
 

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Kalavar, M., Watane, A., Wu, D., Sridhar, J., Mruthyunjaya, P., & Parikh, R. (2022). Single-Blind and Double-Blind Peer Review: Effects on National Representation. Semin Ophthalmol, 37(1), 11–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/08820538.2021.1896757
Kalavar, Meghana, Arjun Watane, David Wu, Jayanth Sridhar, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, and Ravi Parikh. “Single-Blind and Double-Blind Peer Review: Effects on National Representation.Semin Ophthalmol 37, no. 1 (January 2, 2022): 11–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/08820538.2021.1896757.
Kalavar M, Watane A, Wu D, Sridhar J, Mruthyunjaya P, Parikh R. Single-Blind and Double-Blind Peer Review: Effects on National Representation. Semin Ophthalmol. 2022 Jan 2;37(1):11–6.
Kalavar, Meghana, et al. “Single-Blind and Double-Blind Peer Review: Effects on National Representation.Semin Ophthalmol, vol. 37, no. 1, Jan. 2022, pp. 11–16. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/08820538.2021.1896757.
Kalavar M, Watane A, Wu D, Sridhar J, Mruthyunjaya P, Parikh R. Single-Blind and Double-Blind Peer Review: Effects on National Representation. Semin Ophthalmol. 2022 Jan 2;37(1):11–16.

Published In

Semin Ophthalmol

DOI

EISSN

1744-5205

Publication Date

January 2, 2022

Volume

37

Issue

1

Start / End Page

11 / 16

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Single-Blind Method
  • Peer Review
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Ophthalmology
  • Humans
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry