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to referee

to referee

2 6.8
To read and judge a paper or proposal before it is published
  • verb
  • /ˌrɛfəˈri/
  • Formal
translation icon : revisar
  • As part of his responsibilities, he will referee the academic papers submitted to the conference.
  • refereed journals
  • refereed papers
  • refereed publications

Just, you know, write papers and grants and referee and this thing conferences.

Examples

  • The committee will referee the proposals submitted for the research grant.

  • Just, you know, write papers and grants and referee and this thing conferences.

  • We, the scholars, referee the articles.

  • His research projects have been funded by 18 grants, from which he has coauthored 48 refereed technical papers.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Excellent researchers who pulled in grant money and published in refereed journals became tenured and won reduced teaching loads.

    Academic text (1991)
  • His publications include 110 technical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Liew has published more than 270 refereed journal papers and one book.

    Academic text (2003)
  • His research publication record is exemplary, with over 40 journal papers and over 80 refereed conference publications.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Hung has authored more than 120 research papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings.

    Academic text (2004)
  • His research has been disseminated in over 250 technical papers in journals, refereed symposia, and conference proceedings.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

to peer review
vsto referee
  • Specialized
43 4.2

To have other experts in the same field check a colleague's work for quality

is a formal judgment made individually rather than by several external experts

Compounds

A person with a flag on the sideline who helps the referee call offside and out of play

How Critically

to referee
  • Formal
2 6.8
to assess
296 3.0
to read
1.8
to skim
1 2.7

Surface Forms

referee infinitive
refereed past
refereed past participle
refereeing present participle
referees third person singular

Etymology

Referee as a verb comes from the root refer, which means 'to send something to someone for a decision'. To referee a paper or proposal is to read it and give a formal judgment because people have 'referred' it to you for a decision.