<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hello!</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Once again, I would like to mention the possibility to reveal only the area chairs (I'm assuming, but not sure, that they are not known right now). I believe this would have a significant impact on what reviewers are assigned and how final decisions are made.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Best,</span></div><div><span> Thomas</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Von:</span></b> Anil Singh <anil.phdcl@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">An:</span></b> Laurence Anthony
<anthony0122@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> corpora@uib.no<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gesendet:</span></b> 16:11 Donnerstag, 13.Oktober 2011 <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Betreff:</span></b> Re: [Corpora-List] Blind reviewing<br></font><br><meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="off"><div id="yiv650148357">Yes, I though about that after sending my last mail. To accommodate 'reverse' single blind system, I would modify my list as below:<br><br><div><span class="yiv650148357Apple-style-span" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div>
1. Open <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 204);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">review</span> system: The reviewer and the author both know each other's identity</div><div><div>2. Reverse single <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 204);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">blind</span> system: Author knows who the reviewer is, but the reviewer doesn't know who the author is</div>
3. Single <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 204);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">blind</span> system: Reviewer knows who the author is, but the author doesn't know who the reviewer is</div><div>4. Double <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 204);color:rgb(34, 34, 34);">blind</span> system: Neither the author nor the reviewer knows the other's identity</div>
<div><br></div></span><div class="yiv650148357gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Laurence Anthony <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:anthony0122@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:anthony0122@gmail.com">anthony0122@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv650148357gmail_quote" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="yiv650148357im"><div><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);">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);">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);">blind</span> system: Neither the author nor the reviewer knows the other's identity</div>
<div><br></div></span></div><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>
<span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><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);"><div>
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><font color="#888888"><div>Laurence.</div></font></span></div></div>
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