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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Yes, scientists can still have social biases, but contemporary scientific protocols, such as peer review, are meant to root them out.
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William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
When the going gets rough, blame the worker The paper, which is under peer review, empirically examines what determines an S&P 500 firm’s decision to mandate a return to office and what the consequences are—and aren’t.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024
The team plans to publish the work in a scientific journal, but the research hasn’t yet undergone peer review.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
Despite receiving several favorable peer reviews on a paper submitted to a scientific journal, group leaders told me, the journal’s editor summarily rejected it.
—Zach St. George, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Nightshade is still under peer review, though the team behind it intends to present it at a conference in May.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
That’s called peer review, and its absence is the real problem here.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
Before publication, scientific journals consider submissions and send them to outside researchers in the field for vetting and to spot errors or faulty reasoning, which is called peer review.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024
Increasingly, in a B2B context, peer reviews may eclipse both.
—Jennifer Chase, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
When the going gets rough, blame the worker The paper, which is under peer review, empirically examines what determines an S&P 500 firm’s decision to mandate a return to office and what the consequences are—and aren’t.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024
The team plans to publish the work in a scientific journal, but the research hasn’t yet undergone peer review.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
Despite receiving several favorable peer reviews on a paper submitted to a scientific journal, group leaders told me, the journal’s editor summarily rejected it.
—Zach St. George, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Nightshade is still under peer review, though the team behind it intends to present it at a conference in May.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
That’s called peer review, and its absence is the real problem here.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
Before publication, scientific journals consider submissions and send them to outside researchers in the field for vetting and to spot errors or faulty reasoning, which is called peer review.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024
Increasingly, in a B2B context, peer reviews may eclipse both.
—Jennifer Chase, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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