peer review
noun
: a process by which something proposed (as for research or publication) is evaluated by a group of experts in the appropriate field
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The first two drafts of that monograph received harsh peer reviews from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The session followed the release in November of the Downtown Detroit Partnership’s peer review analysis aiming to generate the kind of vision needed to create what many hope will be a transformative project for Detroit.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
Fake peer reviews have become an increasingly familiar type of academic fraud.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
The organization’s peer review platform works to identify possible misuse by reviewers and editors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2024
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The session followed the release in November of the Downtown Detroit Partnership’s peer review analysis aiming to generate the kind of vision needed to create what many hope will be a transformative project for Detroit.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
Fake peer reviews have become an increasingly familiar type of academic fraud.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
The organization’s peer review platform works to identify possible misuse by reviewers and editors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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