peer review

(noun)

The scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers to evaluate the contribution, importance, and accuracy of the manuscript's contents.

Examples of peer review in the following topics:

  • Publishing Scientific Work

    • Publication of scientific research in a peer-reviewed journal allows other scientists access to the research.
    • Instead, most scientists present their results in peer-reviewed manuscripts that are published in scientific journals.
    • Peer-reviewed manuscripts are scientific papers that are reviewed by a scientist's colleagues or peers.
    • The process of peer review helps to ensure that the research described in a scientific paper or grant proposal is original, significant, logical, and thorough.
    • Grant proposals, which are requests for research funding, are also subject to peer review.

  • Introduction to the Study of Biology

    • Biology is the study of life and living things through rigorously-tested and peer-reviewed scientific research methods.

  • Concept of Osmolality and Milliequivalent

    • Professor Fink reviews the use of moles, millimoles & milliquivalents in expressing concentration and dosage.

  • Evolution of Land Plants

    • No discussion of the evolution of plants on land can be undertaken without a brief review of the timeline of the geological eras.

  • The Respiratory System and Direct Diffusion