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Should journals allow authors to opt out of reviewer identity masking entirely?
Paper Discussion
Some authors prefer open review from the start, others want double‑blind. If journals offered a simple opt‑out of blinding, would this create healthier review cultures or new biases?
Ethan Cook, Eric Young and 27 others3 Comments-
Open identity may encourage more constructive, respectful feedback.
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Early‑career authors can face power imbalance when reviewers are senior.
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Opt‑out systems create two unequal review tracks in the same journal.
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