The characteristics of peer reviewers who produce good-quality reviews
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 August 1993
Arthur T. Evans, Robert Mcnutt, Suzanne W. Fletcher, Robert H. Fletcher
Citations151
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SJR score1.99
SNIP1.71
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Good peer reviewers for this journal tended to be young, from strong academic institutions, well known to the editors, and blinded to the identity of the manuscript’s authors.
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Good peer reviewers for this journal tended to be young, from strong academic institutions, well known to the editors, and blinded to the identity of the manuscript's authors.
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