Definition of peer review Peer review

We found 6 definitions of peer review from 4 different sources.

What does peer review mean?

Verb
peer review - evaluate professionally a colleague's work
		referee
		critique, review look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation"

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peer review (Noun)
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.
peer review (Verb)
The reviewing before publication, by an authority or authorities in the pertinent field of study, of the written form of an idea, hypothesis, theory, and/or written discussion of such.

peer review
The process by which articles are chosen to be included in a refereed publication.
peer review
A systematic examination of computer source code.

Peer review is a process used when publishing documents and in scientific papers where the work is reviewed by the author's peer group (someone in their field). It is a way of checking and reviewing a person's work.

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