“We practice blind selection and blind review. So authors are required to submit their work in the following format: The author's name and institutional affiliation are not to appear in the manuscript. References to the author's own work must be cast in such a way that they do not reveal the author's identity. Acknowledgements that could allow a reader to deduce the author's identity must be removed for the initial review. In a separated file there must be the author’s name, the article’s title, keywords, the author’s e-mail address and the author’s institutional affiliation.”

“In order to accommodate anonymous refereeing, the author’s name and address should appear on a separate sheet and should not be repeated in the text.

“Blind title page A page giving only the title without the authors' names should be provided for use in the review process. Do not include author(s) name(s) in the text or page header.”

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

“In both cases [Articles and Discussions], there will be double-blind refereeing, as described in the Editorial Procedures.

“In order to ensure anonymity of submissions, authors using Word are advised to go to "File...Properties..." and delete all author-identifying information, under all tabs.

“Submissions should be sent to the editor as an email attachment, with the prefix APQ in the subject line of the message.”

“We practise triple anonymity: the Editor receives the submissions in anonymous form, as do referees, and authors are not informed of the identity of referees.

“Manuscripts should be sent in anonymous form, and include an abstract of no more than 100 words and a list of keywords, which will be published only in the online version. A separate file/sheet should give the author’s details, including the email address.”

“Anonymity

We do not release reviewers’ identities to authors or to other reviewers, except when reviewers specifically ask to be identified. Unless they feel strongly, however, we prefer that reviewers should remain anonymous throughout the review process and beyond. Before revealing their identities, reviewers should consider the possibility that they may be asked to comment on the criticisms of other reviewers and on further revisions of the manuscript; identified reviewers may find it more difficult to be objective in such circumstances. We ask reviewers not to identify themselves to authors without the editor's knowledge. If they wish to reveal their identities while the manuscript is under consideration, this should be done via the editor, or if this is not practicable, we ask authors to inform the editor as soon as possible after the reviewer has revealed his or her identity to the author. We deplore any attempt by authors to confront reviewers or determine their identities. Our own policy is to neither confirm nor deny any speculation about reviewers' identities, and we encourage reviewers to adopt a similar policy.

“Double blind peer review

All papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and anonymous double-blind peer review. All material submitted to our journal will be reviewed by the Editorial team. Papers may be rejected without full peer review, remaining papers will be sent for external peer review. Our journal operates a double-blind peer review process and aims to provide rapid peer review with papers receiving a first decision within an average of 30 days.”

“Submissions should be prepared for blind review.”

“All unsolicited submissions will be refereed anonymously.

“- please make sure that all identifying information has been omitted.”

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review,

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

“The Society is unusual in that most of the papers it publishes are the result of direct invitations to particular individuals. However, the Society is also willing to consider replies and discussion notes, which will undergo a process of refereeing.

”Papers submitted for blind review should include a cover sheet with the title, author's name, institution, post, e-mail and phone contact details. Wherever possible, there should be no self-identifying references in the text.”

No mention of blind review.

“Double-blind peer review

This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to submit:

    A blinded manuscript without any author names and affiliations in the text or on the title page. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should be avoided.

    A separate title page, containing title, all author names, affiliations, and the contact information of the corresponding author. Any acknowledgements, disclosures, or funding information should also be included on this page.”

“Peer Review Policy:

All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

“Submissions will be seen anonymously by two referees.”

“The blind refereeing process requires that the editor send the referees an anonymous manuscript. We use PDF (Portable Document Format) files in the refereeing process. To submit an article for publication to the journal, therefore, we must receive an electronic copy of your manuscript.

“Please ensure that your document is thoroughly anonymous, so that the refereeing process can be truly blind. (In particular, check the ‘Document Properties’ of any PDF file you produce. These may reveal the name of the author.)

“The author who submits the paper to the journal will be treated as the corresponding author of the manuscript, and, in the case of a multiply authored article, this author will be responsible for communicating with the other authors.”

“ScholarOneManuscripts* offers authors the option of supplying a 'cover letter'. The AJP requires authors to include such a letter, which must contain all useful contact information — email address, fax and phone numbers, postal address, etc., plus notification of any expected changes in these details.

“In order to facilitate dispassionate refereeing, neither the name(s) of the author(s) nor any institutional affiliation may be shown in the paper itself, and all references to an author's own work(s) must be disguised (e.g. by being made in an impersonal and neutral form), with journal and book titles/publishers suppressed, or omitted altogether. Acknowledgments of gratitude must likewise be omitted. (Self-identifying references may be restored after the evaluation process is complete.)”

“Reviewing Procedure

Axiomathes follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to place their name and affiliation on a separate page. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should either be avoided or left blank when manuscripts are first submitted. Authors are responsible for reinserting self-identifying citations and references when manuscripts are prepared for final submission.”

“To accommodate anonymous refereeing, the author's name and address should appear on a separate sheet and should not be repeated in the text.

“The Balkan Journal of Philosophy follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore required to submit both a complete title page AND a blind title page with their manuscripts.

“The complete title page should include:

    The name(s) of the author(s)

    A concise and informative title

    The institutional affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)

    The e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author

“The blind title page should ONLY give the title of the manuscript. Do NOT include author(s) name(s) in the manuscript text or page header.

“Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should either be avoided or left blank when manuscripts are first submitted.”

“Submissions to the Yearbook by contributors to the parallel sessions, authors of disputations, commentaries and critical notes are blind-reviewed.

   “Layout of the Opening Chapter Page

   “The opening page should consist of: the contributor’s name in capital letters, centered, on the first text line.”

No mention of blind review.

“An open-access, peer-reviewed journal that innovates in adhering strictly to simultaneous policies of blind submission, double-blind review, and anti-plagiarism.”

“The BJPS selects papers for publication through a double blind peer review process.
“Submissions:
• should be prepared for blind refereeing, with identifying references removed;
• must be prefaced by an abstract of about 100 words;
• need not be in any particular style on initial submission, but if they are accepted for publication we will require a version in the Journal's style;
• should be accompanied by the telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the corresponding author.”

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

“All papers are blindly reviewed and are selected on the basis of whether they make significant, original contributions to the philosophical debates they address.

“All submissions are given blind editorial review. As many submissions as possible are sent to external referees, with a response to authors within six months of submission. When submissions are not sent for external refereeing, CJP endeavours to respond to authors within three months.”

No author guidelines.

“Dialectica practices double blind refereeing, as well as blind editing, and follows the "Guidelines for the Handling of Manuscripts by the Editors of Philosophy Journals" of the Association of Philosophy Journal Editors.

“The paper must be suitable for blind refereeing. The author's name and institutional affiliation should not appear in the manuscript. References to the author's own work must be cast in such a way that they do not reveal the identity of the manuscript's author. We recommend simply replacing the entire reference, including title and facts of publication, with an expression such as 'author's article', 'author's book', 'author's book 2', etc. Acknowledgements must be removed for the initial review.”

“The articles must be prepared for anonymous refereeing: that is, a referee should not be able to see or directly infer from the paper who the author is. For instance, instead of writing ‘as I have argued previously in Meier (2003)’, please write ‘as has been argued in Meier (2003)’; instead of putting ‘Name Suppressed, “Free-Will in Economics”, Economics and Philosophy 20: 123-145’, write, for instance, ‘Meier, P. (2003): “Free Will in Economics” Economics and Philosophy 20: 123-145.’”

“All self-identifying marks should be removed from the article itself to facilitate blind review. In addition to the article itself, an abstract should be submitted as a separate file (also devoid of author-identifying information).”

“On receiving a submission, the EJPE editors assess its interest for the journal and whether it should be passed on for peer-review. All retained article submissions are anonymously reviewed by 2 to 3 external referees with relevant expertise. Where reviewers disagree substantially, the editors may request further referee reports or arbitrate using their own judgement. The editors may also commission further review of a revised paper by the original referees if they consider it necessary.”

“Double-blind peer review

“This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to submit:

    A blinded manuscript without any author names and affiliations in the text or on the title page. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should be avoided.

    A separate title page, containing title, all author names, affiliations, and the contact information of the corresponding author. Any acknowledgements, disclosures, or funding information should also be included on this page.”

“Double-blind peer review

This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to submit:

    A blinded manuscript without any author names and affiliations in the text or on the title page. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should be avoided.

    A separate title page, containing title, all author names, affiliations, and the contact information of the corresponding author. Any acknowledgements, disclosures, or funding information should also be included on this page.”

“Manuscripts are reviewed by the Editor(s) of the issue and blind-reviewed by two anonymous referees.

“Submitted papers will be reviewed by the Editors and blind-reviewed by two anonymous referees. For the purpose of blind refereeing, authors are requested not to include their name or affiliation in the manuscript, but in a separate file. Each submission should consist of two distinct files:

    “A frontpage containing the title of the paper, the name and affiliation of the author(s), as well as any acknowledgment.

    “The manuscript of the paper (containing only the title, the abstract and the body of the article).”

No mention of blind review.

“Except for invited submission for guest-edited special issues, GPS has a strict triple blind review policy, meaning that authors' identities are not revealed to referees or editors during review. Editors only become aware of the identity of an author if and when a paper is accepted for publication.”

“All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript. One author should be identified as the Corresponding Author.  An anonymised version of a paper is also required.

“Authors should prepare two versions of their manuscript.  One should be a complete text, while in the second document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees.  Please send both versions to the Editor upon submission.”.

“Papers submitted to HOPOS cannot be reviewed unless they are properly blinded. To blind your paper, do not include a title page. The first page of the paper should contain the title, immediately followed by the abstract, immediately followed by the text of the paper. The author’s name should not appear on this page, nor should the author’s name appear in the manuscript, in references in the body of the text, or in the footnotes in such a way that might identify the author to the reviewer. Papers that do not conform to these specifications will be returned to the authors.”

No editorial policy on paper submissions at website or in referenced Guide for Authors. Philos-L announcement: “Papers, suitable for blind reviewing, must be up to twenty pages.”

“Papers submitted for publication in Informal Logic must be prepared by the author(s) for blind reviewing: there must be no identifying references in the body of the paper, the notes, or the references. Papers are initially screened blind by the four editors. Those deemed to qualify for consideration for publication are then sent to two external referees who are scholars carefully selected by the editors for their knowledge of the subject-matter of the paper and the field, their record for thoroughness and fairness, and their expressed willingness to review in a timely manner. … The editors normally do not know the identity of the author until after they have made their decision about the disposition of the paper.

“The text, if submitted to a peer-reviewed section (e.g., Articles), has had the authors' names removed. If an author is cited, "Author" and year are used in the bibliography and footnotes, instead of author's name, paper title, etc. The author's name has also been removed from the document's Properties, which in Microsoft Word is found in the File menu.”

No mention of blind review.

“Title Page

The title page should include:

    The name(s) of the author(s)

    A concise and informative title

    The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)

    The e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author.”

No mention of blind review.

“CSC peer review process is based upon single blind review where reviewer’s name is concealed from the author(s). In order to ensure that only non plagiarized, original and high quality research publications each manuscript is assigned to at least three editors and each editor is assigned not more than two manuscripts. … Each editor further assigns manuscript to multiple reviewers.” Manuscript Preparation Guidelines for Computer Science Journals is a six-page document divided into three sections. The first two consist in consecutive repeats of the following four sentences: “This guideline is used for all journals. These are the manuscript preparation guidelines used as a standard template for all journal submissions. Author must follow these instructions while preparing/modifying these guidelines. This guideline is used for all journals.”

“Manuscripts, which have been suitably prepared for blind refereeing, should be sent to the Editor ….

“They should be typed on one side of the paper, double spaced, with ample margins, and bear the title of the contribution and name(s) of the author(s).”

“All submissions are peer reviewed, following editorial screening, by anonymous referees.”

“Title, author’s name, and full address (including an email-address) are to be supplied on a separate page, so that authors are not identified to reviewers. Each page of the manuscript should be consecutively numbered, including pages of references and captions.“

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

“Manuscripts submitted are first screened by the editors; only those on subject matters within the scope of the Journal are sent to expert referees for evaluation. This two-tier screening process helps to ensure an appropriate focus as well as high scientific quality of the Journal.

“(Optional)

Authors are invited to submit the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of up to five potential reviewers. Decision on whether or not the suggested referees are used lies solely with the editors.”

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

“The Editorial Board first evaluates submissions in-house, deciding whether to send them for blind peer review. If inappropriate, will be rejected at this stage.

If a manuscript passes this first stage, it is sent to peer reviewers, who are selected for a manuscript based on their corresponding area of expertise according to the Editorial Policy.”

“Manuscripts should be prepared for blind reviewing: neither the author's name nor the author's affiliation should be included in the manuscript, and references to the author's own work should be phrased in such a way that they do not reveal the identity of the author. Any other identifying information, including acknowledgments, should likewise be removed.”

“All submissions must also be formatted for double-blind review.

“We now require that all submissions be made by sending an email to submissions@journalofphilosophy.org with the manuscript file attached in PDF or Word format. Please include your name, contact information, and the title of your paper in your message. All submissions will be acknowledged by email, and all subsequent correspondence regarding the manuscript will be sent via email rather than post.

“Further, manuscripts must be prepared for double-blind refereeing, with any and all revealing references to the author removed, including personal acknowledgments. Any submission that does not adequately conceal the identity of its author will not be read.”

No mention of blind review.

“Manuscripts must be prepared for blind review. The author should submit two versions of the papers, with and without author's information respectively. In the blind version, the author's name and affiliation should not appear on the first page as the author. The acknowledgement or references to author's own work should not lead the reader to infer the author's identity.”

No mention of blind review.

“A double blind peer review procedure (where the identity of the author is not revealed) is observed when the author requests. An author need merely remove any identifying information in order for this procedure to be followed. If an author wishes to identify themselves, only a single bind [sic] procedure is used.”

“All papers submitted to Logic and Logical Philosophy will be reviewed by two anonymous reviewers.”

“All papers must be prepared for blind review and will be evaluated by anonymous referees.”

No mention of blind review.

“[Symposia Paper] Submission guidelines:

“Contributions devoted to any of the wide range of logical problems are welcome except those focused on specialized technical applications. Particularly welcome are contributions that cover issues interesting both for 'philosophically' and for 'mathematically' oriented logicians.

“A two-page abstract in pdf format prepared for a blind reviewing should be submitted via EasyChair by February 15.”

“The manuscript should be written in LATEX. It must include a title, the author’s name(s), an abstract, and the keywords. The 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification codes should be added, if applicable. Pictures should not be in color, their resolution should be at least 300 dpi, and all used fonts must be embedded.

All authors should give their complete addresses along with an e-mail address, if applicable.” No mention of blind review.

“Preparation for blind refereeing

“All papers (but not the reviews) have to be prepared for peer-review double blind refereeing. Please delete all references that could identify you as the author. (In case you are submitting a Word file do not forget to remove all respective information from the file’s properties). We aim to receive the reports of two referees within a period of three months.”

“[A]ll articles, with the exception of articles from the invited contributors, will be subject to a strict blind-review process. Therefore the authors should avoid in their manuscripts any mention to their previous work or use an impersonal or neutral form when referring to it.”

No mention of blind review.

By invitation only. No mention of blind review.

“Manuscripts are peer reviewed in a double-blind review process.

”Page 1 should contain the article title (small letter, bold and centred), the names and affiliations of all authors, their postal addresses and emails. Acknowledgements should also be mentioned in this page, as a footnote (* from the article title). Funding agencies should be named completely.

“To ensure the integrity of the blind peer-review for submission to this journal, every effort should be made to prevent the identities of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other. This involves the authors, editors, and reviewers (who upload documents as part of their review) checking to see if the following steps have been taken with regard to the text and the file properties:

    The authors of the document have deleted their names from the text, with "Author" and year used in the references and footnotes, instead of the authors' name, article title, etc.

    With Microsoft Office documents, author identification should also be removed from the properties for the file (see under File in Word), by clicking on the following, beginning with File on the main menu of the Microsoft application: File > Save As > Tools (or Options with a Mac) > Security > Remove personal information from file properties on save > Save.

    With PDFs, the authors' names should also be removed from Document Properties found under File on Adobe Acrobat's main menu.”

“The acceptance of contributions is the result of an anonymous evaluation process (typically, the well-known double-blind peer review process). Every article that is submitted for publication is first evaluated by the Editorial Team and further forwarded to three anonymous reviewers, chosen on the basis of the subject of the article.”

“MIND employs a system of ‘triple blind review’: the referees and editors do not know the identity of the authors, and authors do not know the identity of the referees.

“New submissions are sent by the Editorial Administrator to a member of the editorial team who makes an initial assessment about its suitability.”

“Double-blind peer review

“This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to submit:

    A blinded manuscript without any author names and affiliations in the text or on the title page. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should be avoided.

    A separate title page, containing title, all author names, affiliations, and the contact information of the corresponding author. Any acknowledgements, disclosures, or funding information should also be included on this page.”

“Double-blind peer review

This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to submit two versions of their manuscript:

    The full version including all author names and affiliations.

    A blinded manuscript without any author names and affiliations in the text or on the title page. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should either be avoided or left blank.”

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

“The NDJFL uses blind (math) and double-blind (philosophy) review. Papers should be in a form that facilitates this process (displays/does not display author name). You may be asked to reload your manuscript if the editors deem it necessary to have your name added or deleted.”

No mention of blind review.

“In order that manuscripts may be read in ignorance of authorship, we request that names of authors and their institutional affiliations not appear on manuscripts.”

“A submitted paper will be usually sent to two referees. Therefore, manuscripts should be prepared for blind reviewing. Authors are asked to include their full name, academic affiliation and full address for correspondence, including e-mail address, in a detachable first page of their manuscript.”

No mention of blind review.

“All manuscripts should be submitted to the managing editor by e-mail: ppq@dornsife.usc.edu , according to the following instructions: The submission e-mail should have the subject "NEW SUBMISSION: [name of article]". Make sure the body of the e-mail includes the author's name, institutional affiliation(e.g. School of Philosophy, USC), the department's full address (e.g. 3709 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA, 90089), as well as the title of the submission, and a brief abstract (approx. 150 words). The manuscript itself, prepared for blind review, should be sent as a PDF or word document attachment to the e-mail submission.”

No mention of blind review.

“Submissions to the Imprint are refereed anonymously and selected for publication on the basis of their estimated long-term significance.

“The Editors select for publication only those submissions which are judged to be of lasting value, on the basis of a blind refereeing process.

“Prepare your paper for blind refereeing by removing personal references. Save the paper in PDF format, ensuring that personal references have not been automatically added in a "Properties" or "Summary" field.”

“Double-blind review procedure

The journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to place their name and affiliation on a separate page. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should either be avoided or left blank when manuscripts are first submitted. Authors are responsible for reinserting self-identifying citations and references when manuscripts are prepared for final submission.”

No mention of blind review.

“Peer-review process

“Each submission is handled in tandem by the managing editor and a subject-specific editor, who monitor the entire peer-review process.

“The anonymized manuscript is sent for review to two referees, selected among the members of the editorial board, the associate editors, external experts. The referees' reports are reviewed by the subject-specific editor, who recommends acceptance, acceptance with minor changes, revision and resubmission, or rejection. Based on these reports, the editor-in-chief, the managing editor, and the subject-specific editor jointly decide what action to take.

”Articles accepted by the Editors, after anonymous refereeing by at least two experts, shall be published provided that the authors respect the conventions specified below.

”2 Preparation and structure of articles

“a) First/cover page

Supply the title of the article followed by:

Author’s surname, first and other names, followed by the author’s institutional or academic affiliation(s).

“Addresses of the authors

Authors should provide their Institutional postal address (to be published at the end of the volume) Private postal address (for the contract) e-mail address.”

No mention of blind review.

“Since each issue is devoted to one topic, we do not accept spontaneously submitted papers.”

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

“4. Articles must be submitted in a form suitable for blind refereeing; personal acknowledgements should be removed. PDF submissions should include the author's details in a separate document.

“5. When submitting papers, authors should specify whether they are male or female or else explicitly state that they prefer not to supply this information. Information on gender is collected for statistical purposes only and the editors will not be made aware of an author's gender until a final decision about publication has been made. Referees are not provided with any information about authors at any stage.”

“Send articles by e-mail to phil-review@cornell.edu. In the e-mail, include the title of the article, the author's name and postal address, and the author's institutional affiliation.

“Neither the author's name nor the author's affiliation should be included in the manuscript, and any acknowledgments should be removed. References to the author's own work should not reveal the author's identity. Any prefatory or explanatory remarks intended for the editors or readers must be given anonymously, not in the cover letter.

“The Philosophical Review practices a system of triple-blind review (with some qualifications; see below). Manuscript readers are not aware of the identity of a manuscript’s author, and the editors are not informed of the author’s identity until they have reached a decision on the manuscript.

“When it comes to resubmissions, the following should be noted. Since an author’s identity is revealed to the editors after a verdict has been reached, the editors will know the identity of the author in the case of a resubmission. Moreover, while the editors will typically aim to send the resubmitted manuscript to the same referee(s) who originally read the paper, there are exceptions to this general rule.”

No mention of blind review.

“Submission Checklist

Please submit, in Microsoft Word (.doc) format:

• An anonymous version of your article, incorporating the title, abstract, full text, Works Cited list, any figures, tables or captions. Please do not include references to yourself as the author of the paper.
• A separate title page (inc. your article title, name, affiliation and correspondence address / email address).
• A one-paragraph short biography”

“Manuscripts must be prepared for blind review. Please see the section 'Blinding Your Paper' on this page.

“Blinding Your Paper

“Papers submitted to Philosophy of Science must be blinded prior to review. Papers cannot be reviewed unless they are properly blinded. To blind your paper, follow these guidelines:

    There is no need for a title page. The first page of the paper should contain the title, immediately followed by the abstract, immediately followed by text of the paper. Your name should not appear on this page as the author.

    Generic references to 'I' or 'me' (or other first-person pronouns) are permitted, unless they appear in conjunction with evidence that would lead the reader to infer to whom the pronoun refers.

Check that the paper has no running headers or footers with your name.”

No mention of blind review. The link to the guide for the preparation of manuscripts was nonfunctional.

“In order that manuscripts may be blind-reviewed (i.e. read in ignorance of authorship), we request that names of authors and their institutional affiliations not appear on manuscripts or the electronic copy. However, a covering letter should include the title of the paper and all useful contact information — address, fax and phone numbers, email address, etc. In certain cases, the Editor-in-Chief may require that this be done before the paper is further considered.”

By invitation only. No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

“Peer Review Policy

“All research articles undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review including initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing. If these articles are accepted, they are marked as ‘peer reviewed’.

“Referees are asked to assess the quality of submitted papers and to point out mistakes, errors, omissions, unclear passages, and digressions. They may also offer substantive criticism. If, however, a high-quality paper encounters substantive criticism by a referee, the editors may still accept the paper without revisions concerning the substantial points of disagreement, and invite the referee to publish a comment, to which the author may respond.

“To encourage discussions of current topics, contributions to the discussion section have to pass only a lighter and faster review process by the editors. The same applies to book reviews and to some invited contributions to special topics marked as ‘article’ (see Concept and Structure).”

“Manuscripts should be submitted to the Coordinating Editor. Electronic submission is encouraged: send an e-message with the manuscript attached in pdf format. The body of the e-message should include the title of the paper, the authors, its length in pages, and a clear-text copy of the abstract.

“Authors who prefer blind refereeing are invited to prepare their papers accordingly.”

“Scholarly articles submitted to the journal are reviewed anonymously.

“Scholarly papers are refereed by the double-blind method, so identification of the author should be easily removable.”

No mention of blind review.

“If submitting a paper for peer review, the paper is anonymized. See instructions for ensuring a blind review.

Ensuring a Blind Peer Review

“To ensure the integrity of the blind peer-review for submission to this journal, every effort should be made to prevent the identities of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other. This involves the authors, editors, and reviewers (who upload documents as part of their review) checking to see if the following steps have been taken with regard to the text and the file properties:

“The authors of the document have deleted their names from the text, with "Author" and year used in the references and footnotes, instead of the authors' name, article title, etc.

“With Microsoft Office documents, author identification should also be removed from the properties for the file (see under File in Word), by clicking on the following, beginning with File on the main menu of the Microsoft application: File > Save As > Tools (or Options with a Mac) > Security > Remove personal information from file properties on save > Save.

“With PDFs, the authors' names should also be removed from Document Properties found under File on Adobe Acrobat's main menu.”

No mention of blind review.

“Reviewing Procedure

Studia Philosophica Estonica follows a double−blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to omit their name and affiliation from the manuscript. Self−identifying citations and references in the article text should also be avoided or left blank when manuscripts are first submitted.”

“Referees

Please submit, with the manuscript, the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of three potential referees. Note that the editor retains the sole right to decide whether or not the suggested reviewers are used.

“Essential title page information

“• Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.

“• Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that phone numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.”

“Studies uses the peer review system; articles should be submitted prepared for blind review. Details of the Peer Review policy are available from the journal's homepage:”

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“Studies uses the peer review system; articles should be submitted prepared for blind review. Details of the Peer Review policy are available from the journal's homepage [link].” [This link goes to a page that does not contain details of the journal’s peer review policy]

“Manuscripts must be prepared for blind review. The author should submit two versions of the papers, with and without author's information respectively. In the blind version, the author's name and affiliation should not appear on the first page as the author. The acknowledgement or references to author's own work should not lead the reader to infer the author's identity.”

“The papers will be double-blind reviewed and theref

ore authors are asked to remove any self-

identifying citations.”

No mention of blind review.

“Double-blind peer review

“This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. Authors are therefore requested to submit:

    A blinded manuscript without any author names and affiliations in the text or on the title page. Self-identifying citations and references in the article text should be avoided.

    A separate title page, containing title, all author names, affiliations, and the contact information of the corresponding author. Any acknowledgements, disclosures, or funding information should also be included on this page.”

“THEORIA is a peer-reviewed journal. According to its topic, each paper is assigned by the Editors to the competent area editor. This latter will choose two external referees. They will provide a report on a blind version of the paper and, on this basis, the area editor will make the final decision about publication.” The submission instructions at this website include “Step 3. Uploading the Submission
“Upload here a PDF version (.pdf) prepared for anonymous refereeing, with all the identifying information removed.”

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

No mention of blind review.

“Anonymity

“To facilitate our anonymous review process, the author should not be identified in the manuscript or the abstract.

“All submissions are blind reviewed at all stages of the review process.”

“The journal welcome proposals for whole issues devoted to a specific topic (topos) of philosophical interest.

“Each proposal should include the following information:

• Guest editors: names, affiliations and contact details …

• Expected contributors: a list of prospective authors who will contribute to the issue. For each author, the list must include the topic of his/her contribution, his/her affiliation, and an indication of whether or not the person in question already agreed to submit a paper for that issue. The list of invited contributors can be supplemented by a call for papers, but … (ii) no less than half of the expected contributions have to be by invitation, i.e., already mentioned in the proposal

“Manuscript Preparation

Title page. The title page should include:

- The name(s) of the author(s)

- A concise and informative title

- The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)

- The e-mail address, phone and fax numbers of the corresponding author.”

No mention of blind review.