The Peer Review Process

Collaborative problem solving allows for people to engage and grow within our workplaces. This is very different from unilateral problem solving, where management makes a decision that front-line employees will implement.
Peer review is a process by which employees’ co-workers offer their evaluations of the reviewees’ performance, skills, competencies, or attitude. The exact process can vary, but in most organizations, employees only review co-workers with whom they regularly interact. In other words, Peer review is designed to assess the validity, quality and often the originality of articles for publication. Its ultimate purpose is to maintain the integrity of science by filtering out invalid or poor quality articles.