title: Masked Reviews Are Not Fairer Reviews.
abstract: Many people believe that reviewers are less likely to produce unfair and biased reviews when they do not know the identity of the authors. However, there is surprisingly little evidence of such bias, there is little evidence that masked review is effective in addressing bias, and masked review has potential costs and drawbacks to the research community. More empirical work on the existence and nature of bias is needed.
authors.affiliation: Temple University newcombe@temple.edu.
authors.forename: Nora S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Newcombe
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont.
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bouton