"Double-blind review doesn't work": reviewers see author names, and rival students reject competitors
Temporary_Switch_339 · reddit · 2026-11-15
A researcher argues double-blind review is effectively broken: reviewers can often see authors' names and affiliations, making it closer to single-blind in practice.
The author claims to have personally witnessed student reviewers rejecting other researchers' papers to boost their own acceptance chances, and questions whether well-connected labs with extensive academic networks can receive fair evaluations at all.
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