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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This contract would essentially enable the city to receive acoustic consulting services on an on-call basis, the memo says, and would provide things like peer review of developers’ noise studies as well as field inspections, sound measurements and compliance verification.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The report, which was posted in October on medRxiv, a site that releases research before it’s gone through peer review, tracked measles outbreaks in 18 states since 2004 (not including the 2025 cases in Texas, Utah and Arizona).
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
In any case, their zebra fish work, which is undergoing peer review, shows that a fundamental feature of an essential organ is shaped by mechanical forces ahead of genetics.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
According to data shared with STAT, UMass Chan has 40 grant proposals pending in the NIH review system that have received fundable scores by both study sections and advisory councils — the two panels that provide peer review for grant applications.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The report, which was posted in October on medRxiv, a site that releases research before it’s gone through peer review, tracked measles outbreaks in 18 states since 2004 (not including the 2025 cases in Texas, Utah and Arizona).
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
In any case, their zebra fish work, which is undergoing peer review, shows that a fundamental feature of an essential organ is shaped by mechanical forces ahead of genetics.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
According to data shared with STAT, UMass Chan has 40 grant proposals pending in the NIH review system that have received fundable scores by both study sections and advisory councils — the two panels that provide peer review for grant applications.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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