Meaning & use
peer review
The evaluation of academic or professional work by others qualified in the same field before publication.
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The journal sent the manuscript out for peer review before deciding whether to publish it.
Peer review helped the authors catch a flaw in their statistical analysis.
A note on using this word
Peer review is meant to check quality and rigor before publication, though it does not guarantee a study is flawless.
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