There's a thin line here. On one hand, you're right that openness is a good thing. On the other hand, modern science is incredibly political. When millions of

There's a thin line here. On one hand, you're right that openness is a good thing. On the other hand, modern science is incredibly political. When millions of dollars of funding is on the line, tensions run high. Anonymity is one way to shield reviewers. But the only way to have workable anonymous review is a trusted gatekeeper—and those are expensive.