Peer review
Scope Notes: 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. [MeSH, 1994] Term added September 2005.
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9/29/05 added