What is the role of an ombudsperson or ethics committee in addressing concerns about the fairness of single blind review?

What is the Frontiers peer review model? Frontiers operates a single-blind model during the review process. This means the reviewers know who the authors are in ... Jun 21, 2006 ... Most database journals employ single-blind review- ing, in which the reviewer is unknown to the author, but the identity of the author is ... Ethics approval This study has been conducted in compliance with local Institutional Review Board policies. ... single-blind observational study on an... Xue Bai, ... ... single-blind option should be considered. In some cases only an open-label ... blind review. If no procedure for dealing with outliers was foreseen in ... Efficacy and Safety of CBL-514 Injection in Reducing Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase II Study. Michael Gold, MD ... Feb 13, 2013 ... Double-blind reviews imply that both the author and the reviewers are blind, while single-blind reviews imply that reviewers are blind and the author is not. Sep 3, 2023 ... This study had a randomized, prospective, single-blind design and included patients aged >20 years who underwent cystoscopy in either of two ... Oct 22, 2020 ... In contrast, single-blind studies are those in which only the respondent is unaware of the sponsor. An example of this study would be a ... Unblinding that occurs before the conclusion of a study is a source of experimental error, as the bias that was eliminated by blinding is re-introduced. The ... This blinded prospective assessment demonstrates that unilateral GKT is a safe and efficient procedure for severe medically refractory tremor.