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. 2019 Oct 31;8:e48425. doi: 10.7554/eLife.48425

Figure 4. The actions of PIs during co-review.

Figure 4.

(A) Responses to the question: “To your knowledge, did your PI ever withhold your name from the editorial staff when you served as the reviewer or co-reviewer?” 46% of respondents (171/374) knew that their name had been withheld, and 32% (118/374) did not know. The remaining 23% (85/374) responded that they knew for certain their name had been disclosed. (B) Responses to the question: “To your knowledge, did your PI ever submit your reviews without editing your work?” 17% of respondents (66/375) answered “yes”, that they knew that their work had not been edited by the PI prior to submission to the journal. Another 35% of respondents (132/375) were unaware of whether their work was edited by their PI prior to their PI submitting it to the journal. Taken together, these 52% of respondents were not involved in editing, regardless of whether it took place. 48% of respondents (177/375) answered “no”, indicating that they knew their work had been edited for sure.