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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Zagorski criticized the cookie study for its small sample size (25 cookies), its lack of peer review and other methodological issues.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Although this process has been far from perfect, any attempt to bypass such peer review could lead science and society down a slippery slope.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The second finding was described in a preprint paper that is currently awaiting peer review and publication.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2025
Colossal shared an unpublished, or preprint, scientific paper describing the research, which has not undergone peer review.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Although this process has been far from perfect, any attempt to bypass such peer review could lead science and society down a slippery slope.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The second finding was described in a preprint paper that is currently awaiting peer review and publication.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2025
Colossal shared an unpublished, or preprint, scientific paper describing the research, which has not undergone peer review.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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