<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">>As I have made many comments on this thread, I will clearly state my position. In most contexts, I would prefer the three kinds of reviewing systems as below (in decreasing order of >preference, i.e., the first one being the most preferable):</span></div>
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<span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><div>></div><div>>1. Open <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 204);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-repeat:initial initial">review</span> system: The reviewer and the author both know each other's identity</div>
<div>>2. Single <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 204);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-repeat:initial initial">blind</span> system: Reviewer knows who the author is, but the author doesn't know who the reviewer is</div>
<div>>3. Double <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 204);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-repeat:initial initial">blind</span> system: Neither the author nor the reviewer knows the other's identity</div>
<div><br></div></span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Anil,</span><div><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Thank you for clarifying the options and your own preference. </span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Considering the many comments suggesting reviewers should reveal their names, where would you rank the following system:</span></div>
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a. 'Reverse' single <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 204);color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">blind</span> system: The author knows who the reviewer is, but the reviewer doesn't know who the author is</div>
<div><br></div><div>Laurence.</div></span></div></div>