peer review
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peer reviews
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Origin of peer review
First recorded in 1970–75
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Authority board members and an outside peer review group also have questioned decisions and expenditures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The study was released on a preprint server and is still undergoing the process of peer review.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The work was presented as a scientific meeting abstract, meaning it has not yet undergone peer review or been published as a full journal paper.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
In one study, currently under peer review, we found that clumps of imprints behave just like dark matter, an unknown substance that makes up most of the matter in the universe.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
In a world without peer review, texts, in order to convey trustworthiness, reliability and accuracy, had to employ literary devices.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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