B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal
Would Adopting Triple-Blind Review Increase Female Authorship in Interdisciplinary Journals? A Comment on Hassoun et al.
Authors: Räsänen, Joona; Savulescu, Julian
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Publication year: 2025
Volume: 135
Issue: 2
First page : 333
Last page: 336
ISSN: 0014-1704
eISSN: 1539-297X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/732616
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1086/732616
In the article “The Past 110 Years: Historical Data on the Underrepresentation of Women in Philosophy Journals,” Hassoun et al. claim that there is a connection between triple anonymous review and the proportion of women authors in interdisciplinary journals. However, the sample size of interdisciplinary journals using triple-blind review practice in the analysis is 1. In addition, the sole interdisciplinary journal claimed to be triple-blind, the Journal of Medical Ethics, is not and has not been triple-blind. The finding that interdisciplinary journals publish the greatest proportion of women authorship when practicing triple anonymous review is thus unwarranted.