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by BlueTemplar 821 days ago
How do you have all three of anonymous authors, anonymous reviewers, and reviewer ratings ?
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It might be possible to have a third-party manage the reviewer ratings. Although I suspect some fields are so small/niche that if someone wanted to associate some random ID with a real person, they could match writing styles etc.
How isn't that third party just reinventing journals ?
The product is different. Consumer Reports isn't reinventing cars; it provides a service by independently rating cars.