Comments on: Reviewing etiquette http://thepublicandtheprivate.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/reviewing-etiquette/ A very selective representation of my thoughts and life Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:34:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: newsocprof http://thepublicandtheprivate.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/reviewing-etiquette/#comment-206 newsocprof Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:16:40 +0000 http://thepublicandtheprivate.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-206 yeah, i accidently did that one yesterday. it turns out the person didn't hear me though so no foul, but no, you're really not supposed to do that. it can get comical, though. last year, i reviewed a paper for someone i know via email because we do similar work. we've developed a really friendly email relationship and may now collaborate on something new. while i'm reviewing the paper, he's sending me emails about the paper under review. after he gets my review, he tells me what i said to him in the review, not knowing it's me. we're having dinner in a few weeks -- at what point do i fess up, if at all? yeah, i accidently did that one yesterday. it turns out the person didn’t hear me though so no foul, but no, you’re really not supposed to do that.

it can get comical, though. last year, i reviewed a paper for someone i know via email because we do similar work. we’ve developed a really friendly email relationship and may now collaborate on something new. while i’m reviewing the paper, he’s sending me emails about the paper under review. after he gets my review, he tells me what i said to him in the review, not knowing it’s me. we’re having dinner in a few weeks — at what point do i fess up, if at all?

]]> By: publicprivate http://thepublicandtheprivate.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/reviewing-etiquette/#comment-200 publicprivate Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:04:02 +0000 http://thepublicandtheprivate.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-200 I was quite proud of my tongue-biting this past week, as I have a reputation for blab, blab, blabbing. But your comment made me realize that my ACTUAL question is: Is it really that bad for somebody to know who reviewed somebody-they-know's paper? The possibility doesn't bother me at all, though I suspect it should. I guess I've failed to fully internalize the ethical code of the double-blind peer review process. I was quite proud of my tongue-biting this past week, as I have a reputation for blab, blab, blabbing. But your comment made me realize that my ACTUAL question is: Is it really that bad for somebody to know who reviewed somebody-they-know’s paper? The possibility doesn’t bother me at all, though I suspect it should. I guess I’ve failed to fully internalize the ethical code of the double-blind peer review process.

]]> By: newsocprof http://thepublicandtheprivate.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/reviewing-etiquette/#comment-196 newsocprof Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:51:46 +0000 http://thepublicandtheprivate.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-196 I don't know what the answer to this one is but, knowing me, I wouldn't have been able to bite my tongue. I suspect you shouldn't say anything but I also suspect that those who would be really interested would also know the authors or be able to figure it out pretty quickly... I don’t know what the answer to this one is but, knowing me, I wouldn’t have been able to bite my tongue. I suspect you shouldn’t say anything but I also suspect that those who would be really interested would also know the authors or be able to figure it out pretty quickly…

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