DSCI 321 - Health Analytics Library Research Guide

This is an OC Library Research Guide prepared for the DSCI 321 Health Analytics course to introduce the students to how to use the resources and services of the library in their course research assignments

What is Peer-Review?

Peer Review

A process by which something proposed (as for research or publication) is evaluated by a group of experts in that specific field - qualified individuals often called referees.

Peer review is a methodology employed to:

Maintain standards
Improve research methodology and analysis
Provide credibility

The term is often used to denote a prepublication review of academic papers prior to their publication.

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DSCI 321 - Health Analytics Library Research Guide

What is Peer-Review?

Peer Review

A process by which something proposed (as for research or publication) is evaluated by a group of experts in that specific field - qualified individuals often called referees.

Peer review is a methodology employed to:

Maintain standards

Improve research methodology and analysis

Provide credibility

The term is often used to denote a prepublication review of academic papers prior to their publication.

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