I guess the scenario you want to protect against is this. Reviewer is Junior Researcher, the author is a Head of School. Next year Junior Researcher applies for job at that school and doesn't get it or applies for a grant or ....
Kerry -----Original Message----- From: wiki-research-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wiki-research-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of koltzenb...@w4w.net Sent: Thursday, 8 November 2012 7:41 PM To: Research into Wikimedia content and communities Subject: Re: [Wiki-research-l] Wiki Research Journal? - Double-blind vs.single-blind review Manuel asks: > In fact, what's the gain in knowing who is reviewing a paper? let us look at this from another angle, maybe: As reviewers in open reviewing we get a chance of becoming more aware of our own inclinations in the face of public visibility vis-a-vis objectivity, well-reflected arguments and more transparency in general. Q: Why should authors of research have to bow to any authority that is hiding its identity and tendencies? actually, so far I have heard no convincing arguments why in the age of open Wikis any reviewer's identity should stay behind closed doors. Maybe you have another argument to convince me? Claudia On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 10:29:25 +0100, Manuel Palomo Duarte wrote > I don't agree. I a hard argument can be considered by some people as a > preasure, while other could not. > > In fact, what's the gain in knowing who is reviewing a paper? > > 2012/11/8 <koltzenb...@w4w.net> > > > well, any attempts at pressures or bribes could easily be made known, > > couldn't they? > > > > On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 09:56:35 +0100, Manuel Palomo Duarte wrote > > > I don't thnk opening peer reviewing would be a good idea. Reviewer must > > > keep unknown, or she could suffer preasures (even bribes) from authors. > > In > > > my opinion only the editor must communicate with the reviewers > > > > > > 2012/11/8 <koltzenb...@w4w.net> > > > > > > > agree, > > > > ... so it is up to you as a reviewer what you do with your "blindness" > > :-) > > > > > > > > doesn't this point in the direction of - plus - is + ? > > > > I mean: why not do open peer reviewing? > > > > > > > > Claudia > > > > > > > > On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 09:43:39 +0100, Manuel Palomo Duarte wrote > > > > > Even more, you can easily identify the authors because usually they > > > > include > > > > > references to their previous publications to build the new > > hypothesis ... > > > > > > > > > > 2012/11/8 Adam Jenkins <adam.jenk...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > > > > Most of my reviewing for conference and journals was double blind, > > > > > > although the effectiveness of it was always a bit questionable, as > > in > > > > many > > > > > > cases you can, as a reviewer, identify the author from the style > > and > > > > > > argument. This tends to get worse in specialised areas, where the > > pool > > > > of > > > > > > researchers is necessarily small. > > > > > > > > > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7 November 2012 06:16, Kerry Raymond <kerry.raym...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> I cannot speak for other disciplines but double-blind is not > > standard > > > > > >> in Computer Science. **** > > > > > >> > > > > > >> ** ** > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Kerry**** > > > > > >> > > > > > >> ** ** > > > > > >> > > > > > >> ** ** > > > > > >> > > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > > >> Wiki-research-l mailing list > > > > > >> Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Wiki-research-l mailing list > > > > > > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Prof. Manuel Palomo Duarte, PhD > > > > > Software Process Improvement and Formal Methods group (SPI&FM). > > > > > Degree Coordinator for Computer Science. > > > > > Department of Computer Science. > > > > > Escuela Superior de Ingenieria. > > > > > C/ Chile, 1 > > > > > 11002 - Cadiz (Spain) > > > > > University of Cadiz > > > > > http://neptuno.uca.es/~mpalomo > > > > > Tlf: (+34) 956 015483 > > > > > Mobile phone: (+34) 649 280080 > > > > > Mobile phone from University network: 45483 > > > > > Fax: (+34) 956 015139 > > > > > > > > > > Aviso legal: Este mensaje (incluyendo los ficheros adjuntos) puede > > > > contener > > > > > información confidencial, dirigida a un destinatario y objetivo > > > > específico. > > > > > Si usted no es el destinatario del mismo le pido disculpas, y le > > pido que > > > > > elimine este correo, evitando cualquier divulgación, copia o > > distribución > > > > > de su contenido, así como desarrollar o ejecutar cualquier acción > > basada > > > > en > > > > > el mismo. > > > > > -- > > > > > Legal Notice: This message (including the attached files) contains > > > > > confidential information, directed to a specific addressee and > > objective. > > > > > In case you are not the addressee of the same, I apologize. And I > > ask you > > > > > to delete this mail, and not to resend, copy or distribute its > > content, > > > > as > > > > > well as develop or execute any action based on the same. > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks & cheers, > > > > Claudia > > > > koltzenb...@w4w.net > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wiki-research-l mailing list > > > > Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Prof. Manuel Palomo Duarte, PhD > > > Software Process Improvement and Formal Methods group (SPI&FM). > > > Degree Coordinator for Computer Science. > > > Department of Computer Science. > > > Escuela Superior de Ingenieria. > > > C/ Chile, 1 > > > 11002 - Cadiz (Spain) > > > University of Cadiz > > > http://neptuno.uca.es/~mpalomo > > > Tlf: (+34) 956 015483 > > > Mobile phone: (+34) 649 280080 > > > Mobile phone from University network: 45483 > > > Fax: (+34) 956 015139 > > > > > > Aviso legal: Este mensaje (incluyendo los ficheros adjuntos) puede > > contener > > > información confidencial, dirigida a un destinatario y objetivo > > específico. > > > Si usted no es el destinatario del mismo le pido disculpas, y le pido que > > > elimine este correo, evitando cualquier divulgación, copia o distribución > > > de su contenido, así como desarrollar o ejecutar cualquier acción basada > > en > > > el mismo. > > > -- > > > Legal Notice: This message (including the attached files) contains > > > confidential information, directed to a specific addressee and objective. > > > In case you are not the addressee of the same, I apologize. 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