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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The scientists shared the genome analysis in October on what’s known as a preprint server, which allows study authors to post early versions of their work online, and is undergoing peer review by other researchers.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
For one, its funder, the National Science Foundation, buried several negative reports that the course received from a peer review.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
The study was released prior to peer review, ahead of this week's meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 4 Dec. 2025
But in the run-up to the 2026 International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), which is set to host around 11,000 AI researchers in Brazil, 21% of ICLR peer reviews were allegedly fully AI-generated, and more than half showed signs of AI use.
—PC Magazine, 30 Nov. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
For one, its funder, the National Science Foundation, buried several negative reports that the course received from a peer review.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
The study was released prior to peer review, ahead of this week's meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 4 Dec. 2025
But in the run-up to the 2026 International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), which is set to host around 11,000 AI researchers in Brazil, 21% of ICLR peer reviews were allegedly fully AI-generated, and more than half showed signs of AI use.
—PC Magazine, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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