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Reviewer

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

/rɪˈvjuːə(r)/nounCore term

In academic english & research, reviewer means: An expert who reads a submitted manuscript or proposal and gives the editor an evaluation and a recommendation, such as accept, revise or reject.

In Turkish: hakem, değerlendirici

How it is used

Journals usually invite two or three reviewers, often anonymous. Authors receive reviewer comments or reports and reply point by point, referring to Reviewer 1, Reviewer 2 and so on. Referee is a synonym, more common in some sciences and in British usage.

Example sentences

  1. Reviewer 2 asked us to add a comparison with earlier models.

  2. We thank the reviewers for their careful reading and helpful comments.

Common collocations

  • anonymous reviewer
  • reviewer comments
  • respond to reviewers
  • external reviewer
  • reviewer report
  • peer reviewThe process in which experts in the same field evaluate a manuscript or grant proposal before it is accepted, revised or rejected.
  • manuscriptThe text of an article or book that an author submits to a journal or publisher before it is accepted and published.
  • revise and resubmitAn editor's decision that a manuscript cannot be accepted yet but may be reconsidered if the authors make substantial changes and submit it again.
  • journalA regular publication containing research articles in a particular field, usually checked by peer review before publication.

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