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

The goal is to help editors identify potentially fabricated manuscripts before they are sent to outside experts for peer review.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 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

The most obvious answer is better peer review.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

As in postpublication peer review, a Peer Review article may address a paper from any scholarly journal so long as it raises concerns about methods, evidence, logic, definitions or theory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

We should start peer review and vetting so they can be officially accepted.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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