When searching for materials to do reports, I understand the importance of using credible sources. So, my school, like many, likes to see references to articles that are peer reviewed. For the most part I notice a more academic feel to the papers and the conclusions they draw,,, but not always.
What does it mean to be "peer reviewed"? Who are the reviewers and what are their credentials? What are their criteria for deciding if a paper is deemed to be "peer reviewed"?
2006-12-08 05:59:46 · 10 answers · asked by RogerDodger 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
It means it is reviewed by some of your classmates, they rate it good or bad, and their rating is posted by you. It can be anybody you want but try to get a broad spectrum, you know different clicks.
2006-12-08 06:04:17 · answer #1 · answered by bartman40467 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that peers of the author, generally others in the same field, have reviewed the work. It means that in the case of a scientific report or study others in the field have reviewed the work and find it credible. Usually the author will refer to these "peers" or give reference to them somewhere in the article, at the beginning, or following the article.
You would consider a source not credible if many of the respected members of the same intellectual community reject or discount the work. That would usually become apparent by doing a web search on an author or article title.
2006-12-08 06:10:47 · answer #2 · answered by happygirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peer review is a very good thing. It's been aproved by others who know what their's talking about. If you find something like that, you can at least trust that it is a credible source. This doesn't mean the writer is correct in his or her opinions (even the peer reviews may disagree with them)- but they did have a respectable argument for their case.
2006-12-08 16:00:08 · answer #3 · answered by locusfire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually 'peer reviewed' articles are out of a nationally-known journal. Here's a list of a bunch of journals in a lot of different subjects you can look at:
http://er.lib.msu.edu/ejour.cfm
I believe all of them are considered peer-reviewed sources.
2006-12-08 06:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noun peer (plural peers) Somebody or something who/that is at an equal level. A noble with a hereditary title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.
2016-05-23 07:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A peer review is when work is evaluated professionally by a colleague's work in the same field.
Peer reviews for doctors are done by other doctors. Lawyers by lawyers etc.
2006-12-08 06:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by Melli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To have a piece of work "peer reviewed" means that professionals within the field of study, that it is related to, have scrutinized it for falicies.
2006-12-08 06:02:35 · answer #7 · answered by What, what, what?? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
PEER means it involves members that are your equals (IE I am an addict and have mental health issues and when I reveiw a document I do so as a peer for another that is an addict and/or has mental issues as well)!!
2006-12-08 06:03:47 · answer #8 · answered by xxx69forall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This link should help and help with finding examples:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_reviewed
2006-12-08 06:01:32 · answer #9 · answered by skatoolaki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_review
2006-12-08 06:08:41 · answer #10 · answered by Justina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋