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Acceptance of the types of reviews for articles by versions_
| Version | Anonymous | Both | Signed | External Portable review reports were used by the editors. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 247 | 423 | 145 | 4 | 819 |
| 3 | 93 | 182 | 56 | 0 | 331 |
| 4 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 45 |
| 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 359 | 633 | 212 | 10 | 1,214 |
| Percentage | 29.82 | 52.57 | 17.61 | — | — |
Review length of the first round of all articles (Na = 1,537; Ns = 1,183)_
| Sentences | Tokens | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous | Signed | Anonymous | Signed | |
| Mean | 28.09 | 28.81 | 477.16 | 508.41 |
| Std. Dev. | 23.74 | 24.07 | 389.87 | 427.25 |
| Median | 22 | 22 | 368 | 394 |
| Min | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Max | 275 | 167 | 2,604 | 3,747 |
| T test Prob. | 0.432 | 0.050 | ||
Ranking and percentage of the countries whose authors participating in OPR_
| Ranking | Country of origin | Number of articles | Country of origin | Number of articles with published review reports | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 700 | USA | 536 | 76.57% |
| 2 | UK | 254 | UK | 202 | 79.53% |
| 3 | Australia | 136 | Australia | 98 | 72.06% |
| 4 | Canada | 100 | Canada | 69 | 69.00% |
| 5 | China | 96 | Germany | 67 | 73.63% |
| 6 | Germany | 91 | China | 58 | 60.42% |
| 7 | Spain | 61 | Spain | 49 | 80.33% |
| 8 | France | 59 | France | 45 | 76.27% |
| 9 | Netherlands | 50 | Netherlands | 41 | 82.00% |
| 10 | Japan | 49 | Japan | 31 | 63.27% |
First round of review of the articles (each had both signed and anonymous reports)_
| Sentences | Tokens | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous | Signed | Anonymous | Signed | |
| Mean | 27.71 | 27.90 | 478.93 | 495.25 |
| Std. Dev. | 21.83 | 24.16 | 385.02 | 431.15 |
| Median | 22.00 | 21.00 | 382.00 | 372.00 |
| Min | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Max | 143 | 167 | 2,604 | 3,435 |
| T test Prob. | 0.874 | 0.436 | ||