peer-review

A form of peer review — The 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.

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Meanings

nounpeer-review (countable and uncountable, plural peer-reviews)

plural peer-reviews

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of peer review.
verbpeer-review (third-person singular simple present peer-reviews, present participle peer-reviewing, simple past and past participle peer-reviewed)

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of peer review.
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