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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This can be done through upward feedback, peer reviews or 360 assessments. Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025 In the peer review, published May 9 in the journal BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21 researchers conducted analyses of the Cass Review and its findings. Samantha Riedel, Them., 12 May 2025 The agency said chapters of the report underwent peer review but did not specify who reviewed it. Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 May 2025 Those results haven’t yet undergone peer review, but are available on a preprint server. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peer review

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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 23 May. 2025.

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