Thread by @bnallamo, Would you sign your name to your peer review?Since March 2019, @CircOutcomes [...]

Brahmajee Nallamothu

bnallamo

Would you sign your name to your peer review?

Since March 2019, @CircOutcomes has offered “Signed Reviews” as a voluntary program.

Here’s what we& #39;ve found so far...

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It is uncommon but not rare for authors to use "Signed Reviews"...

About 10% sign their critiques...

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Decisions with at least 1 "Signed Review" are different. But not dramatically so...

- Fewer "Reject" Decisions overall (44% vs 50%)

- More "Reject & Transfer" Decisions (24% vs 12%)

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Thankfully not a single "complaint" from an author or reviewer...(a big but apparently unfounded worry we had at the beginning)...

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Few anecdotal observations...

- Many reviewers sign some but not all their reviews

- Mixed bag of women & men, senior & junior folks

- "Signed Reviews" feel richer, more thoughtful

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Evidence suggests open peer review doesn& #39;t improve individual reviews or decisions (see below) & it may bias against junior researchers scared to be honest...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1114535/

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Opening up BMJ peer review : A beginning that should lead to complete transparency

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1114535/

But open peer review does seem ethically better & certainly avoids the awful feeling of an anonymous "R3" burner account trolling you...

For now we will continue to offer this program & monitor its role in our review process...We& #39;d love feedback.

@CircOutcomes

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