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

ˈpir-ri-ˈvyü 

transitive verb

Examples of peer review in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those policies, which would increase political control over federal research grants, limit peer review and curtail research on certain topics, were temporarily blocked by Congress. — Fred D. Ledley, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Floated earlier this year, a separate bid to have political appointees, rather than peer review panels, decide grant recipients garnered significant backlash—and was put on hold until at least December after Congress rejected the change. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026

However, the researchers noted the report has not yet undergone peer review, the process in which independent experts assess a research paper before publication in a scientific journal. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

The operation — occurred in February this year, but for whatever reason — has only just been submitted for peer review with the Chinese Journal of Deep Space Exploration. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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