Psychiatry and Psychology

Peer Review

An organized procedure carried out by a select committee of professionals in evaluating the performance of other professionals in meeting the standards of their specialty. Review by peers is used by editors in the evaluation of articles and other papers submitted for publication. Peer review is used also in the evaluation of grant applications. It is applied also in evaluating the quality of health care provided to patients.

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An organized procedure carried out by a select committee of professionals in evaluating the performance of other professionals in meeting the standards of their specialty. Review by peers is used by editors in the evaluation of articles and other papers submitted for publication. Peer review is used also in the evaluation of grant applications. It is applied also in evaluating the quality of health care provided to patients.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Review, Peer
  • Peer Reviews
  • Reviews, Peer

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, trends.

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professionals evaluating professionals

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Previous Indexing

  • Medical Assistance (1968-1970)
  • Quality of Health Care (1968-1970)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Peer Review. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010380. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010380
  2. Peer Review. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_review
  3. Peer Review. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215028