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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Until Biondi secures excavation permission and produces results that survive peer review, the theory remains just that — a theory.
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Ryan Brennan
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The findings are currently awaiting peer review, but are available via a pre-print.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In a recent Nature study, Clune and his colleagues unveiled the AI Scientist, an AI system that wrote a paper without human involvement that passed peer review for a workshop at the 2025 International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), a top-tier venue in the field of machine learning.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Women are also underrepresented on study sections, the external peer review bodies that help determine which grants are funded.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The findings are currently awaiting peer review, but are available via a pre-print.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In a recent Nature study, Clune and his colleagues unveiled the AI Scientist, an AI system that wrote a paper without human involvement that passed peer review for a workshop at the 2025 International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), a top-tier venue in the field of machine learning.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
Women are also underrepresented on study sections, the external peer review bodies that help determine which grants are funded.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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