Question

Consider these scenarios. Scenario A: Carmen reads an article in Tasty Food magazine stating that eating an apple can help you feel awake and alert. Scenario B: Yuki reads an article in the Professional Journal of Medicine stating that ginger root can help prevent some types of cancer. Which article is more likely to have been peer reviewed? How do you know?

Answer 1

Answer: The article read by Yuki is more likely to have been peer-reviewed because this article is part of a Journal Medicine and peer-review is mandatory in most Academic journals before publication.

Explanation:

Peer-review implies academic works such as research papers or articles are verified by peers of the author. For example, a medical article is evaluated by other experts in the same field with similar knowledge and competences. This process is essential to guarantee the information is accurate and reliable.  Moreover, peer-review is used mainly in academic journals or academic papers. Indeed, most academic journals require new articles or papers to be peer-review before these are published in the journal.

In this context, it is likely the article red by Yuki has been peer-reviewed because this is part of a Medicine journal and it is a general standard for articles in journals to be reviewed. Also, this is not a requirement for articles published in regular magazines such as Tasty Food magazine.