Systematic Subjectivity: How Subtle Biases Infect the Scholarship Review Process

• Published in: Journal of management Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 843 - 853
• Main Authors: King, Eden B., Avery, Derek R., Hebl, Mikki R., Cortina, Jose M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2018; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Anchoring; Bias; Confirmatory bias; Ethics; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Peer review; Subjectivity; philosophy of science; diversity; management history

In light of renewed debate regarding publication rigor and ethics, this commentary raises questions about the subjectivity of the peer review process. We argue that the same biases organizational scientists consider as topics of our research—such as confirmation bias, negative bias, anchoring and ad...