"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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peer Review" by people in Profiles.
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Appreciation for Peer Review and Peer Reviewers in Academic Medicine. Acad Med. 2023 Jan 01; 98(1):1-2.
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Rural Otolaryngology Care Disparities: A Scoping Review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 06; 166(6):1219-1227.
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Resident Research Tips: Surviving and Thriving Within the Peer Review Process. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Feb; 71(2):247-251.
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Academic Primer Series: Key Papers About Peer Review. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Jun; 18(4):721-728.
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Peer-Review Responsibility. J Sch Nurs. 2015 Dec; 31(6):395.
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Normalizing Rejection. West J Nurs Res. 2016 Feb; 38(2):137-54.
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Importance of peer review. J Sch Nurs. 2014 Dec; 30(6):394-5.
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Should we care about quality indicators for nursing journals? J Sch Nurs. 2012 Aug; 28(4):250-1.
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Evidence-based review and discussion points. Am J Crit Care. 2007 Sep; 16(5):445-6.
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Responses to perceived unethical practices in clinical neuropsychology: ethical and legal considerations. Clin Neuropsychol. 2000 Feb; 14(1):119-34.