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Selection conditions
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Timing
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a. No review
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b. Pre-submission (including registered reports)
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c. Pre-publication
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d. Post-publication
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e. Mixed methods
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Selectiveness
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a. Merely access review
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b. Non-selective review
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c. Selective review
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Identities and access
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Type of reviewer
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a. Editor-in-chief
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b. Editorial committee
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c. External reviewers selected by authors
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d. External reviewers selected by editor(s)
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e. Wider community / readers
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f. Commercial review platforms
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Anonymity of authors
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a. Author identities are blinded to editor and reviewer
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b. Author identities are blinded to reviewer but known to editor
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c. Author identities are known to editor and reviewer
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Anonymity of reviewers
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a. Anonymous reviewers
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b. Reviewers identities are open to the authors
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c. Reviewers identities are open to the reader
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Availability of review reports
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a. Review reports are openly available
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b. Review reports are only available to authors, editors and reviewers
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Interaction
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a. No interaction between authors/reviewers
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b. Reviewers only: interaction among reviewers
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c. Authors and reviewers: interaction between authors and reviewers
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Specialisation in review
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Structure
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a. Unstructured
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b. Semi-structured: Reviewers are guided by some open questions or are presented with several criteria for judgement
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c. Structured: Review occurs through mandatory forms or checklists to be filled in by reviewers
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Statistical review
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a. Not applicable
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b. Incorporated in review
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c. Performed by additional, specialist reviewer
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d. Performed through automatic computer software
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Training
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a. No specific guidance or training available to/required from reviewers
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b. Guide for reviewers available (either online or on paper)
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c. Training/courses available for/required from reviewers
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d. No specific guidance or training available to/required from reviewers
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Technological tools in review
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Technical support
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a. Review is performed manually
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b. Technical assistance in the form of plagiarism check
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c. Technical assistance in statistical review
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d. Technical assistance in image manipulation
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e. Other Technical support (e.g. machine learning techniques to assess consistency and completeness)
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Reader commentary
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a. No reader commentary facilitated
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b. In channel reader commentary facilitated
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c. Out of channel reader commentary facilitated
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