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Should you sign your reviews? Open peer review and review quality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2020

Don C. Zhang*
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University
Rachel Williamson Smith
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University
Sheryl Lobo
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University
*
*Corresponding author. Email: zhang1@lsu.edu

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© Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc. 2020

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