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the principle in scientific and academia affairs that the community regulates its own standards by work being subject to peer review, i.e., review by a member of the same academic community
Peer review is usually undertaken in relation to submissions to academic journals, applications for substantial funding support, and proposals for book contracts. It is also common for contribution to edited books, and sometimes for manuscripts submitted for books under contract.
See: Peer review
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