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

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By early 2020, doctors and nurses had submitted enough confidential complaints for peer review to make LaClair act. J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024 Quality control mechanisms, such as peer reviews or outcome audits, may be nominally present but are often underutilized at a surgeon-specific level. Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Wednesday’s results were announced in a news release and haven’t been made available for peer review yet. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024 The data from the study is being prepared to undergo peer review for publication, Bickler said. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for peer review 

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 14 Dec. 2024.

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