Question

Explain the peer review process for a research article.

Answer 1

Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more individuals with similar competencies to those of the work producers (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation within the particular field of eligible members of a profession. Methods of peer review are used to establish standards of quality, increase performance and offer credibility. In science, scientific peer review is often used to assess the suitability for publication of an academic article. Peer review can be defined by the type of activity and the area or discipline in which the activity, e.g. medical peer review, is taking place.

Scholarly peer review (also termed as refereeing) is the method of subjecting the scholarly work, study or ideas of an author to inspection by those who are experts in the same area, before a paper detailing this work is published in a journal, conference proceedings or as a book. The peer review lets the publisher (i.e., the editor-in-chief, the editorial board, or the program committee) determine if the work will be approved, updated or rejected.