Alternative forms

• peer-review (much less common)

Pronunciation

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Noun

peer review (countable and uncountable, plural peer reviews)Category:English lemmas#PEERREVIEWCategory:English nouns#PEERREVIEWCategory:English uncountable nouns#PEERREVIEWCategory:English countable nouns#PEERREVIEWCategory:English countable nouns#PEERREVIEWCategory:English multiword terms#PEERREVIEWCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PEERREVIEWCategory:Pages with entries#PEER%20REVIEWCategory:Pages with 1 entry#PEER%20REVIEW

1. (educationCategory:en:Education#PEERREVIEW) 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.
   • 2006, National Institute for Literacy, What is Scientifically Based Research?, page 2:

     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.

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

     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.

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Verb

peer review (third-person singular simple present peer reviews, present participle peer reviewing, simple past and past participle peer reviewed)Category:English lemmas#PEERREVIEWCategory:English verbs#PEERREVIEWCategory:English multiword terms#PEERREVIEWCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PEERREVIEWCategory:Pages with entries#PEER%20REVIEWCategory:Pages with 1 entry#PEER%20REVIEW

1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#PEERREVIEW) To 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#PEERREVIEW