Peer review

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Peer Review is considered by many scientists and philosophers of science to be an integral part of the scientific method. In peer review, conclusions, data, methods and assumptions of a particular piece of research are made available to other scientists qualified in the subject. The hope is that by allowing as many knowledgeable people as possible to examine the research in full, any errors the author may have made will be exposed. Peer review often occurs in several stages, with the material first being reviewed by a small panel before it is made available to the larger scientific community.

Peer-reviewed journals are the most important way for scientists to exchange information. If a scientist submits an article to such a journal, the editor will pick other scientists knowledgeable with regard to that subject and send the article to them to decide whether it's fit to be published. Such journals hope that by using a peer review process, they can prevent articles that are seriously in error from being published at all.

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