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The five species of journal reviewers

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Chronicle of Higher Education

The blind journal-review process can be a source of stress for scholars — and sometimes the subject of scorn. Fox School of Business Professor Robert Giacalone, editor of the Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, outlined five types of reviewers he has encountered, from "the insecure expert" to "the expert in everything." "I take comfort in knowing that, at least in reviewing articles for journals that only other academics will read, there is relatively little damage done to the larger universe of ideas," wrote Giacalone.