Ensuring a Blind Review

To ensure the integrity of anonymous peer-review, authors must remove identifying information from their article text. Please review the below steps to ensure a blind review.

• 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.
• The authors of the document have removed personal information from the file properties by taking the following steps, depending on the type of document: 
  • Microsoft Word for Windows
  • Microsoft Word for Mac
• A document (Title Page) with Author and Co-Author names and affiliations has been submitted as a separate document during the submission stage.

 

HOW TO REMOVE PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM FILE PROPERTIES:

Microsoft Word for Windows

• Go to File
• Select Info
• Click on Check for Issues
• Click on Inspect Document
• In the Document Inspector dialog box, select the check boxes to choose the type of hidden content that you want inspected.
• Click Remove All
• Click Close
• Save the document

Microsoft Word for MacOS

• Go to Tools
• Click Protect Document
• Select Remove personal information for this file on save
• Click OK and save the file.