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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Nouns

peer reviews

plural

Etymology

Origin of peer review

First recorded in 1970–75

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peer review

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

Grant nominees undergo a rigorous national peer review process before being chosen.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

“I thought they went on peer review and so on.”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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