A research article has undergone a blind review for a peer-reviewed journal. The nurse reading the research article should understand which of the following about this review process?
a. The reviewers of the article did not know the identity of the other reviewers.
b. The reviewers of the article did not know the identity of the author.
c. The criteria used to review the article were not known to the author.
d. The criteria used to review the article were determined by the reviewers.
ANS: B
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A The reviewers of the article may or may not know the identity of the other reviewers.
B In a blind review, the manuscript to be reviewed does not include the name of the author.
C A standard set of scholarly criteria is used to review the article. The criteria are usually known to the author.
D The criteria used to review the article are established by expert reviewers appointed by the publication's editors.
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