Why scientific publications should be anonymous
Paul H. P. Hanel
(Submitted on 16 Dec 2015)
Numerous studies have revealed biases within the scientific communication system and across all scientific fields. For example, already prominent researchers receive disproportional credit compared to their (almost) equally qualified colleagues -- because of their prominence. However, none of those studies has offered a solution as to how to decrease the incidence of these biases. In this paper I argue that by publishing anonymously, we can decrease the incidence of inaccurate heuristics in the current scientific communication system. Specific suggestions are made as to how to implement the changes.
Subjects: Digital Libraries (cs.DL)
Cite as: arXiv:1512.05382 [cs.DL]
(or arXiv:1512.05382v1 [cs.DL] for this version)
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From: Paul Hanel [view email]
[v1] Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:39:55 GMT (75kb)
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