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Manuscript evaluation by journal referees and editors: Randomness or bias?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Andrew M. Colman
Andrew M. Colman
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Department of Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, England
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 5 , Issue 2: Special Symposium Issue , June 1982 , pp. 205 - 206
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