A comprehensive review and evaluation of analytical data, reports, notes, and other documents to ensure an appropriate and adequate basis for the scientific conclusions in the corresponding case...

A review of one’s work by...

Peer review is a term of art covering a set of practices that collect and apply the judgement of expert reviewers (identified as "expert," not just "knowledgeable"—so the designation is a political justification as...

Peer review (known as refereeing in some academic fields) is a process of subjecting an author's scholarly work, research or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field. It is used primarily by editors to select and to screen...

Are there any two more important words in describing Transactions of the ASAE, Applied Engineering in Agriculture, and the Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health? "Peer reviewed" is what places these journals on a higher plane than information on the Web, in magazines, on...

The benefits behind membership in the American Academy of Dental Hygiene. An academy is a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge. Academies were originally formed during the Renaissance in order to free artists from the control of guilds and to elevate them...

Citing a lack of participation, the British journal Nature said Thursday it was ditching a closely watched online experiment that allowed scientists to comment on their peers' research before publication.The four-month trial, which began in June, was aimed at democratizing the peer review process, a...

The Bush administration's plans for saving the northern spotted owl from extinction have flunked a peer review by scientists.Under a contract with the administration, the Society for Conservation Biology and the American Ornithologists' Union said the government did not consider all the best available science,...