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
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In February, the researchers said, Kennedy and Bhattacharya canceled meetings of peer review panels like the ones that scrutinized DeCarli’s proposal for brain health risk tools.
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
To empower people to give feedback, organizations can: • Establish multiple feedback channels (anonymous surveys, one-on-ones, peer reviews).
—Jessica Kriegel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Rigorous peer review is the guard rail by which error and sometimes bad science are cleansed from the system in favor of fact and truth.
—Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Bypassing peer review in any way could allow individuals to censor what science says and replace it with personal and political agendas.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
To empower people to give feedback, organizations can: • Establish multiple feedback channels (anonymous surveys, one-on-ones, peer reviews).
—Jessica Kriegel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Rigorous peer review is the guard rail by which error and sometimes bad science are cleansed from the system in favor of fact and truth.
—Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Bypassing peer review in any way could allow individuals to censor what science says and replace it with personal and political agendas.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peer review
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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