2015/12/16 by Paul H. P. Hanel, Hanel, Paul H. P. · 2 voices
Computer Science · Decision Sciences · #Academic Publishing and Open Access #Web visibility and informetrics #cs.DL #scientometrics and bibliometrics research
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1512.05382
openalex publication_date 2015/12/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Numerous studies have revealed biases within the scientific communication system and across all scientific fields. For example, already prominent researchers receive disproportional credit compared to their (almost) equally qualified colleagues -- because of their prominence. However, none of those studies has offered a solution as to how to decrease the incidence of these biases. In this paper I argue that by publishing anonymously, we can decrease the incidence of inaccurate heuristics in the current scientific communication system. Specific suggestions are made as to how to implement the changes.