Short Reports

Open Peer Review: Evidence on Reviewer Behaviour

  • Hannah Berg
  • Idris Bello
Published
June 15, 2025
Open Access
Open Peer Review: Evidence on Reviewer Behaviour

Abstract

Opening reviewer identities is often argued to improve civility at the cost of candour. Drawing on review records from journals that changed policy mid-stream, this study compares report length, recommendation distribution and turnaround before and after the transition.

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