What is Double-Blind Review?
Double-blind review is a peer review method where both authors and reviewers remain anonymous to each other. It minimises bias related to author reputation, gender, or institution.
Advantages
- Promotes fairness and impartial feedback.
- Encourages reviewers to focus on the quality of research, not identity.
Challenges
- Hard to maintain anonymity in niche research areas.
- May complicate reviewer communication.
Best Practices
- Remove identifying information before submission.
- Follow journal anonymisation requirements closely.