"Peer Review" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010380
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.316.549 I01.880.604.640 N03.706.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Peer Review- Peer Review
- Review, Peer
- Peer Reviews
- Reviews, Peer
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peer Review" by people in Profiles.
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Gender parity and homophily in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence editorial process. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 07 01; 236:109493.
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Statistical considerations in reporting cardiovascular research. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2018 08 01; 315(2):H303-H313.
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Personal Bias in Scientific Review: We Can Do Better. Med Care. 2018 04; 56(4):279-280.
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Advice for reviewers (and authors and readers). J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 11; 79(5):821.
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Psychometric properties of a peer-assessment program to assess continuing competence in physical therapy. Phys Ther. 2010 Jul; 90(7):1026-38.
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A peer review process for classroom teaching. Am J Pharm Educ. 2009 Aug 28; 73(5):79.
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Surgical innovation: too risky to remain unregulated? Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 12; 82(6):1957-65.
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Quality of Internet geriatric health information: the GeriatricWeb project. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 May; 53(5):885-90.
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Exposing Mr Butts' tricks of the trade. Introduction. Tob Control. 2002 Mar; 11 Suppl 1:I1-4.
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Flaws documented, reforms debated at congress on journal peer review. JAMA. 1993 Dec 15; 270(23):2775-8.