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Single-blind review

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

nounCommon term

In academic english & research, single-blind review means: Peer review in which reviewers know the authors but their own identities are concealed.

In Turkish: tek kör hakemlik

How it is used

The common arrangement conceals reviewers from authors.

Example sentences

  1. Under single-blind review, the reviewer could see our institutional affiliation.

    Author information remains visible to the reviewer.

  2. The journal uses single-blind review and sends unsigned reports to authors.

    Reports reach authors without naming reviewers.

Common collocations

  • use single-blind review
  • single-blind review policy
  • peer reviewThe process in which experts in the same field evaluate a manuscript or grant proposal before it is accepted, revised or rejected.
  • reviewerAn expert who reads a submitted manuscript or proposal and gives the editor an evaluation and a recommendation, such as accept, revise or reject.

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