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
peer-review transitive verb

Examples of peer review in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their submissions are reviewed in the spring by a peer review panel composed of existing Recording Academy members active in the music industry. Jem Aswad, Variety, 26 June 2024 How Physicians Became Scientists The introduction of formal peer review to journals aided medical doctors in their quest to bring more scientific rigor to their field. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 They are elected for life through a peer review process based on excellence in science. Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 19 June 2024 Furthermore, monitoring the fidelity of test administration is a requirement of the federal peer review process for all state assessments. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for peer review 

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Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of peer review was in 1969

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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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