Types of peer review

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Types of peer review

Over time, different types of peer review have emerged. Here is a concise description of the most common types of peer review:

  • Single-blind review: The names of the reviewers are hidden from the author. This is the most traditional and common method of peer reviewing
  • Double-blind review: Both the names of the reviewer and author are hidden from each other.
  • Triple-blind review: The reviewers’ and authors’ names are hidden from each other.
  • Open review: This is a term that refers to multiple peer review models that have the goal of achieving full transparency during and after the peer review process. For example, when the reviewer and author know each other during the reviewing process.

Tip: To find out if a journal is peer reviewed, check out its ‘About’ section. This section should state if the articles they publish are peer reviewed, and the type of review they perform.

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