Campus Units
Political Science
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
6-25-2020
Journal or Book Title
Social Science Quarterly
DOI
10.1111/ssqu.12824
Abstract
Objectives
The objective of this study was to empirically test the wide belief that Reviewer #2 is a uniquely poor reviewer.
Methods
The test involved analyzing the reviewer database from Political Behavior . There are two main tests. First, the reviewer's categorical evaluation of the manuscript was compared by reviewer number. Second, the data were analyzed to test if Reviewer #2 was disproportionately likely to be more than one category below the mean of the other reviewers of the manuscript.
Results
There is no evidence that Reviewer #2 is either more negative about the manuscript or out of line with the other reviewers. There is, however, evidence that Reviewer #3 is more likely to be more than one category below the other reviewers.
Conclusions
Reviewer #2 is not the problem. Reviewer #3 is. In fact, he is such a bad actor that he even gets the unwitting Reviewer #2 blamed for his bad behavior.
Copyright Date
2020
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Peterson, David A. M., "Dear Reviewer 2: Go F’ Yourself" (2020). Political Science Publications. 78.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/pols_pubs/78
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Comments
This accepted article is published as Peterson, D.A.M. Dear Reviewer 2: Go F’ Yourself. Social Science Quarterly. June 25, 2020; doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12824.