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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This peer review process is designed to stop flawed research from being disseminated, but is far from perfect.
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Guillaume Cabanac, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
The submission was undergoing peer review but has not been published yet, the company said.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Cancer patients and their families said that protracted peer review processes, where insurers require a physician to discuss a patient’s case with a doctor paid by the insurance company, are harrowing.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
First, the results have only been presented as abstracts at a scientific meeting and still need more rigorous peer review before they can be published.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
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Guillaume Cabanac, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
The submission was undergoing peer review but has not been published yet, the company said.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Cancer patients and their families said that protracted peer review processes, where insurers require a physician to discuss a patient’s case with a doctor paid by the insurance company, are harrowing.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
First, the results have only been presented as abstracts at a scientific meeting and still need more rigorous peer review before they can be published.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Peer review.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20review. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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