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Can peer review be improved by withholding information from referees? There is some evidence to suggest it might be, but the jury is still out, reports Alastair Brown.

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Brown, A. Double-blind under review. Nature Nanotech 9, 871–872 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.265

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