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Science Information Cycle: Peer Review Process

 

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Peer Review Process

Drag the stages of peer review into the correct order. When the correct position is chosen, the answer will "stick".

Scientist (the author) submits paper to a journal. Other scientists (author’s peers) review the paper.
Journal editor decides to reject, accept, or request modifications.
Scientist writes paper.

Step 1

Scientist produces novel results and wants to share them.

Step 2

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Step 6

If accepted, then research is shared as peer-reviewed published article.

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