Peer review is a central feature of academic work. It’s the process through which research ends up published in an academic journal: independent experts scrutinize the work of another researcher in order to recommend if it should be accepted by a publisher and if and how it should be improved. Peer review is a central feature of academic work. It’s the process through which research ends up published in an academic journal: independent experts scrutinize the work of another researcher in order to recommend if it should be accepted by a publisher and if and how it should be improved. Education Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories