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Questions concerning systems where the identity of those involved is intended to be unknown, such as in double- or single-blind peer review.

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Why write papers anonymously?

Why not? Actually, why would anyone write not anonymously? What's the real point behind a list of names, especially in a scientific article? Papers are written for the purpose of the advancement of sc …
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What is the purpose of making authorship of scientific papers public? [closed]

Anonymity has the advantage of removing unnecessary bias. It draws the reader's attention on the subject without allowing it to check the authors' affiliations out. … Anonymity would be advantageous to the peer review process, too. Authors could still be registered with the editor and would remain in any case responsible for what they write. …
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