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Peer reviewers' willingness to review, their recommendations and quality of reviews after the Finnish Medical Journal switched from single-blind to double-blind peer review.

Piitu ParmanneJoonas LaajavaNoora JärvinenTerttu HarjuMauri MarttunenPertti Saloheimo
Published in: Research integrity and peer review (2023)
The quality of the reviews conducted double-blind was better than of those conducted single-blind. Switching to double-blind review did not alter the reviewers' willingness to review. The reviewers became slightly more critical.
Keyphrases
  • double blind
  • clinical trial
  • placebo controlled
  • healthcare
  • study protocol
  • phase iii