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peer reviewing

peer reviewing is the present participle and gerund of peer review.

Meaning of peer review

Verb

peer review (third-person singular simple present peer reviews, present participle peer reviewing, simple past and past participle peer reviewed)

  1. (transitive) To review before publication, as by an authority or authorities in the pertinent field of study, of the written form of an idea, hypothesis, theory, or written discussion of such.
    • Three drafts of his report were peer-reviewed before it was accepted for publication.

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Questions about peer reviewing

What is peer reviewing the present participle and gerund of?
Peer reviewing is the present participle and gerund of peer review.

Words near peer reviewing in the dictionary

  1. peer pressured
  2. peer pressures
  3. peer pressuring
  4. peer review
  5. peer reviewed
  6. peer reviewing
  7. peer reviews
  8. peer-review
  9. peer-reviewable
  10. peer-reviewed
  11. peer-reviewed journal

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