"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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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peer Review" by people in Profiles.
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The Reviewer Academy of the Society of Critical Care Medicine: Key Principles and Strategic Plan. Crit Care Med. 2023 09 01; 51(9):1111-1123.
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On the Art and Science of Peer Review. Acad Psychiatry. 2022 04; 46(2):151-156.
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Surgical research journals - Under review: An assessment of diversity among editorial boards and outcomes of peer review. Am J Surg. 2021 Dec; 222(6):1104-1111.
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Courage and Community: An Introduction to This Year's Trainee-Authored Letters to the Editor. Acad Med. 2021 06 01; 96(6):778-779.
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Unconscious Bias in Peer Review. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 03; 19(3):419-420.
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Forty-One Million RADPEER Reviews Later: What We Have Learned and Are Still Learning. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Jun; 17(6):779-785.
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Scientific Integrity Principles and Best Practices: Recommendations from a Scientific Integrity Consortium. Sci Eng Ethics. 2019 04; 25(2):327-355.
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Bias Among Peer Reviewers. JAMA. 2017 08 22; 318(8):755.
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Twelve tips for creating an academic teaching portfolio. Med Teach. 2018 01; 40(1):26-30.
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ACR RADPEER Committee White Paper with 2016 Updates: Revised Scoring System, New Classifications, Self-Review, and Subspecialized Reports. J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 Aug; 14(8):1080-1086.