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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Disturbingly, the flaws in her research were exposed not by the allegedly robust university system of peer review, ...
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Andrew Follett, National Review, 31 May 2025
Changes at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the centralization of peer review for grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, are raising concerns about political interference in federal science-funding decisions.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Most grant recipients endure a rigorous vetting process, which can involve multiple stages of peer review before approval, and before this year, Bulls testified that grant terminations at the NIH have historically been rare.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 7 May 2025
But the latest draft report, a peer review conducted by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., calls the safety of the entire building into question.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
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Andrew Follett, National Review, 31 May 2025
Changes at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the centralization of peer review for grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, are raising concerns about political interference in federal science-funding decisions.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Most grant recipients endure a rigorous vetting process, which can involve multiple stages of peer review before approval, and before this year, Bulls testified that grant terminations at the NIH have historically been rare.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 7 May 2025
But the latest draft report, a peer review conducted by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., calls the safety of the entire building into question.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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