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 study was released prior to peer review, ahead of this week's meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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Maria Godoy, NPR, 4 Dec. 2025
But in the run-up to the 2026 International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), which is set to host around 11,000 AI researchers in Brazil, 21% of ICLR peer reviews were allegedly fully AI-generated, and more than half showed signs of AI use.
—PC Magazine, 30 Nov. 2025
Duties include helping investigate complaints, reviewing medical records, organizing expert reviews and working with peer review panels.
—Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Changes to the peer review process have also made researchers increasingly nervous of political appointees deciding who gets awarded grants, rather than long-standing panels of scientists.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 8 Nov. 2025
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Maria Godoy, NPR, 4 Dec. 2025
But in the run-up to the 2026 International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), which is set to host around 11,000 AI researchers in Brazil, 21% of ICLR peer reviews were allegedly fully AI-generated, and more than half showed signs of AI use.
—PC Magazine, 30 Nov. 2025
Duties include helping investigate complaints, reviewing medical records, organizing expert reviews and working with peer review panels.
—Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Changes to the peer review process have also made researchers increasingly nervous of political appointees deciding who gets awarded grants, rather than long-standing panels of scientists.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peer review
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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