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Double-blind reviewing at EvoLang 11 reveals gender bias

2016; Oxford University Press; Volume: 1; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jole/lzw009

2058-4571

Seán G. Roberts, Tessa Verhoef,

Expert finding and Q&A systems

The impact of introducing double-blind reviewing in the most recent Evolution of Language conference is assessed. The ranking of papers is compared between EvoLang 11 (double-blind review) and EvoLang 9 and 10 (single-blind review). Main effects were found for first author gender by conference. The results mirror some findings in the literature on the effects of double-blind review, suggesting that it helps reduce a bias against female authors.