OPEN AND BLIND: DYNAMICS OF SCIENCE IN THE LIGHT OF ETHICS

Abstract

Open peer review is characterized by the simultaneous presentation of the identities of referees and authors before, during or after the analysis of the article. It is guided and presented as a possibility to meet the demands of Open Science, highlighting biases motivated by anonymity (blind review), not always seen, understood and approached in the literature in an ethical way. To reflect and explain, in the light of ethical arguments, the dynamics of publications directed, in favor or against, open arbitration processes. Qualitative approach, analyzing whether the texts published in Brazilian events in areas related to Information Science treat and/or adopt models in accordance with open evaluation. The results presented refer to authors who agree, disagree, refer and adopt open and blind review in a variety of modalities or forwarding preprints in thematic repositories. The texts envision characteristics, innovations, applicability and benefits that meet the demands of Open Science, proving the effectiveness of the peer review system, with the blind as a consolidated modality and determined by Capes Ordinance n. 145, September 10th, 2021, which does not provide the same possibilities, on the contrary, prevents the adoption of open evaluation. None of the possibilities is sovereign or finalistic, since the arguments defended expand and endorse new ethical discussions, which need equanimity.