Manuscript peer review lacks an empirically derived definition: a scoping review of 139 sources identifies 37 characteristics
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- 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112550
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- 2026-10
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112550,
title = {Manuscript peer review lacks an empirically derived definition: a scoping review of 139 sources identifies 37 characteristics},
author = {Mehvish Masood and Ka Hin Tai and Julia Soto Rizzato and Janice Tufte and Michael Mittelman and Christine Von Raesfeld and Jessie McGowan and Alexandra Bodnaruc and Isabelle Boutron and Jocalyn Clark and Martin Offringa and Ludo Waltman and David Moher},
year = {2026},
journal = {Journal of Clinical Epidemiology},
doi = {10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112550},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112550}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Manuscript peer review lacks an empirically derived definition: a scoping review of 139 sources identifies 37 characteristics AU - Mehvish Masood AU - Ka Hin Tai AU - Julia Soto Rizzato AU - Janice Tufte AU - Michael Mittelman AU - Christine Von Raesfeld AU - Jessie McGowan AU - Alexandra Bodnaruc AU - Isabelle Boutron AU - Jocalyn Clark AU - Martin Offringa AU - Ludo Waltman AU - David Moher PY - 2026 JO - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology DO - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112550 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112550 ER -
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Masood, M., Tai, K. H., Rizzato, J. S., Tufte, J., Mittelman, M., Raesfeld, C. V., McGowan, J., Bodnaruc, A., Boutron, I., Clark, J., Offringa, M., Waltman, L., & Moher, D. (2026). Manuscript peer review lacks an empirically derived definition: a scoping review of 139 sources identifies 37 characteristics. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112550
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