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The evaluation by experts of the quality and pertinence of research or research proposals of other experts in the same field. Peer review is used by editors in deciding which submissions warrant publication, by granting agencies to determine which proposals should be funded, and by academic institutions in tenure decisions.
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- Peer Review, Research
- Peer Reviews, Research
- Research Peer Reviews
- Review, Research Peer
- Reviews, Research Peer
- Grants, Peer Review
- Peer Review, Grants
- Peer Review, Publishing
- Grant, Peer Review
- Grants Peer Review
- Grants Peer Reviews
- Peer Review Grant
- Peer Review Grants
- Peer Reviews, Grants
- Peer Reviews, Publishing
- Publishing Peer Review
- Publishing Peer Reviews
- Review Grant, Peer
- Review Grants, Peer
- Review, Grants Peer
- Review, Publishing Peer
- Reviews, Grants Peer
- Reviews, Publishing Peer
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Indexed with the subheadings ethics, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, trends.
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- Peer Review (1971-1993)
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- National Library of Medicine. Research Peer Review. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017712. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017712
- Research Peer Review. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarly_peer_review
- Research Peer Review. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7096397