Questions tagged [anonymity]
Questions concerning systems where the identity of those involved is intended to be unknown, such as in double- or single-blind peer review.
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My paper has been criticized by an anonymous commenter online; what can I do?
There are many websites who let people anonymously attack studies just to disparage the authors. An example is Pubpeer (I confess that I had never heard of it before being warned by a colleague).
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Contacted by COI PC
I have a little bit of a weird situation. In a submission to conference (which is anonymous), I marked a member from the PC as conflict of interest (COI) due to personal reasons (rivalry). The chairs ...
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If I publish under a pseudonym, can I still take credit for my work?
Is it possible to publish under a nom de plume (pen name, pseudonym)?
... and still take credit for the work?
I may have a chance to publish with the professor I am working with soon and if I am on ...
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Is there any evidence that double blind peer review systems are beneficial?
Every so often, I stumble upon a question concerning "double blind peer review", i.e., the authors don't know the reviewers (as usual) but also the reviewers don't know the identity of the authors.
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Is it appropriate as a referee to contact an author after the editor rejected the manuscript?
This is related to this question, but it is more a special case of it.
I reviewed a manuscript, which was submitted to a reputable traditional journal. The journal has a single-blind review system. I ...
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Ask Area Chair/Editor to reveal one of the reviewers of my paper [duplicate]
We submitted a paper to a venue and got accepted. The venue is single-blind, reviewers know our names, but we don't know who they are.
During the review process one reviewer made very good suggestions ...
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A journal asks me "Do you want to get recognition for this review on Web of Science?" Anonymity and benefits?
Recently, I submitted a review to a major journal in my field. They asked me during the submission process, "Do you want to get recognition for this review on Web of Science?"
How does this ...
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How to approach a continuation paper in such a way that promotes / ensures anonymity
I recently had a paper accepted into a conference, and am now working on a continuation of that paper. In the first paper I used one tool, while in this second paper I will use two tools. In the new ...
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Why do some conferences with double blind review ask for author names when submitting the paper for review?
I wonder why some conferences with double blind review ask for author names when submitting the paper for review. Why not asking for author information once the paper has been accepted?
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Is it appropriate to try to contact the referee of a paper after it has been accepted and published?
I have a paper that was refereed, accepted, and published. The referee's report was overwhelming positive and enthusiastic about my paper and results.
Now that the paper is fully published, is it ...
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In single-blind peer-review, can you reveal your identity without the editor's consent?
In my field (chemistry), review is always done in a single blind process, i.e. the author does not know who the referees were, but the referees do know who the authors are. In ten years, I have never ...
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How would using pseudonym for an article impact career? How can I still gain credit? [duplicate]
I am a student in the humanities and for my Masters degree dissertation I did an ethnographic research on a rather politically sensitive topic. I would love to publish an article or two about my ...
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Why don't we mention the names of reviewers?
When a paper appears in a science journal, why do not mention the names of the reviewers so that we, as readers can get an idea about the seriousness of the paper?
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Writing homework essay anonymously to avoid controversy
I am attending a course at a neighboring institute purely out of interest. Neither credits, nor grading of any kind are involved.
As part of the course, we are required to work in pairs (assigned, ...
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How to reference a pilot study in an academic paper written in a foreign language?
I presented a paper at a conference and later the conference published it in the (non-academic) conference journal. It was done in a foreign language. Afterwards, I used the same idea but a different ...
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