Contingency table showing manuscript counts and percentages for the relationship between manuscript disposition and author or institution unblinding in row percentagesa
| Manuscript Accepted | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| Author unblinded | |||
| No | 635 (71.4%) | 254 (28.6%) | 100% |
| Yes | 112 (63.3%) | 65 (36.7%) | 100% |
| Institution unblinded | |||
| No | 634 (71.4%) | 254 (28.6%) | 100% |
| Yes | 113 (63.5%) | 65 (36.5%) | 100% |
↵a Both author and institution unblinding are associated with a greater chance of manuscript acceptance.