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Peer review is a self-regulatory process where experts evaluate the work of their peers to maintain quality standards, improve performance, and provide credibil

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Peer review is a self-regulatory process where experts evaluate the work of their peers to maintain quality standards, improve performance, and provide credibility. It is widely used in academia, particularly in scholarly publishing, to determine the suitability of academic papers for publication. Peer review has been instrumental in shaping the scientific community, with pioneers like Henry Oldenburg and organizations like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) contributing to its development.