When journal or periodicals are referred to as being peer reviewed it means that someone with knowledge in given field (a peer) has had a chance to review the material prior to publication. Typically an article is sent to a journal and the editor sends it out to scholars in the same (the author's peers) field. The peer reviewers may center their attention on any of the following:
Methodology
Resources used
Results or Findings
Conclusions
Following the read through the reviewer will decide whether to accept the manuscript as is, request that revisions be made as a condition for publication, or decline to publish the manuscript.
However, just because an article is in a peer reviewed journal does not mean it has been peer-reviewed; especially if it is an editorial, book review or other opinion section.
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