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43 4.2
To have other experts in the same field check a colleague's work for quality
  • verb
  • /pɪr rɪˈvju/
  • Specialized
translation icon : revisar por pares
  • Many journals require a thorough peer review to maintain high standards in scientific publishing.
  • a peer-reviewed journal
  • a peer-reviewed publication
  • a peer-reviewed article

We have no science to confirm it in peer reviewed journals that this is peer reviewed.

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Examples

  • Ultimately, eight studies from six peer-reviewed journals met the inclusion criteria for this review.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We submitted this for peer review and are still waiting for an outcome on this back.

  • I guess getting it through peer review was a little painful.

  • Has any of this been peer-reviewed?

  • Evidence was limited to studies that were published in peer-reviewed journals in the English language.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And one of the assignments asks students to peer review a piece by Einstein.

  • Many institutions require a peer review to accompany the RTP process.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The study was published in a peer-reviewed journal or scholarly book between 1986 and 2006.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Scientists are always critiquing each other's work, but peer reviews formalize that interchange.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Before publication, researchers must peer review each other's findings to ensure accuracy.

Synonyms

to review
vsto peer review
  • Literature
252 2.9

To examine something carefully and give an opinion about its quality

is specifically an expert assessment aimed at validating work quality
to critique
vsto peer review
48 6.7

To give an opinion about a work such as a book or film to show its good and bad points

focuses on assessment by qualified experts for quality and validity
to referee
vsto peer review
  • Formal
2 6.8

To read and judge a paper or proposal before it is published

is carried out by other experts to check quality and validity

How Thorough

audit
69 4.4
to peer review
  • Specialized
43 4.2
to review
  • Literature
252 2.9

Surface Forms

peer review infinitive
peer reviewed past participle
peer reviewing present participle
peer reviews third person singular

Morphology

peer + review

The meaning 'to evaluate by other experts' is directly derived from combining 'peer' (a person of equal rank or qualification) with 'review' (to assess critically), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. This is a compositional, cross-linguistically common pattern (assess + by equals), making it readily understandable at B1 level.

Etymology

Peer review comes from the simple idea of colleagues checking each other's work: peer is someone at the same level and review means to read and check, so experts read and judge a colleague's work. That's why it means 'to evaluate a colleague's work'.