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peer review

American

noun

evaluation of a person's work or performance by a group of people in the same occupation, profession, or industry.

peer review British

noun

the evaluation by fellow specialists of research that someone has done in order to assess its suitability for publication or further development

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peer-reviewed

adjective

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peer reviews

plural

Etymology

Origin of peer review

First recorded in 1970–75

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peer review

However, they generally have not completed the same peer review process required for research published in a scientific journal.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

However, they generally have not completed the same peer review process required before research is published in a scientific journal.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

Sixteen centuries before peer review, the Church was already asking: By what right does this claim my belief?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

The most obvious answer is better peer review.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Privately held knowledge is not really scientific knowledge at all because it has not survived the test of peer review.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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