From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 18:55:01 -0400 Any reactions to the underlying premise (that knowing results increases publication bias)? How big a pilot would be needed to test the premise? "Results-free peer review is getting its day in court, thanks to BMC Psychology, an open-access journal that is launching the first-ever randomized controlled trial of the process. Results-free peer review puts manuscripts before reviewers without divulging results or discussion sections until the end of the process. In theory, this alteration to traditional peer review decreases publication bias by forcing reviewers to focus solely on methodology and approach to an experimental question." http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/47081/title/Reviewing-Results-Free-Manuscripts/