Open Peer Reviews and Blind Peer Reviews: Merits and Demerits
Open Peer Reviews and Blind Peer Reviews: Merits and Demerits
Prof. Dr. Saira Afzal
ABSTRACT
The peer review process is essentially the quality control mechanism. Scientific discoveries and advancements have far reaching implications especially in health and medical publications. The quality assurance mechanism in medical journals has to be stringent and flawless. The peer review systems are continuously being criticized, debated and updated. It may be open peer review or blind peer review, both have advantages and disadvantages. Open peer review is performed for scientific quality after publication. It is also known as transparent peer review and public peer review.
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December 2017
Vol. 23, Iss. 4, pp 426-559
