peer review

plural peer reviews · alternative peer-review

1. countableuncountableeducationThe scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers (referees) to evaluate the contribution, i.e. the importance, novelty and accuracy of the manuscript's contents.

   It isn’t easy to know what to make of these studies. Many undergo peer review, but an experiment can be structured in a way that favours a particular outcome and still be valid science.

   2019 April 25, Samanth Subramanian, “Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands”, in The Guardian

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   Peer review […] happens in two ways. In one method, a paper submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal is examined by other scientists in the field before an editor (usually an expert in the field) passes judgment on it. The second method is review by an independent panel of experts who, using rigorous criteria, determine whether the findings of the paper are credible.

   2006, National Institute for Literacy, What is Scientifically Based Research?, page 2

   Synonyms: refereeing

present singular third person peer reviews · participle present peer reviewing · participle past peer reviewed · past peer reviewed · alternative peer-review

1. transitiveTo review before publication, as by an authority or authorities in the pertinent field of study, of the written form of an idea, hypothesis, theory, or written discussion of such.

   Three drafts of his report were peer-reviewed before it was accepted for publication.