Describe the process of peer review to someone who does not frequently read scientific articles. In your response, consider the pros and cons of peer review and how that might impact the credibility of the results that come from that scientific article.

Peer review is a process in which someone of a similar educational background reads over someone else’s work. This is done in science very often. This process is helpful in many ways. The reviewer is an extra set of eyes that is educated on the material but was not apart of the writing or editing process. This allows for objective and helpful feedback. A negative of peer review is that the process can be very long and time consuming. Also, people have different opinions on what should be included in a paper so it could become stuck in a loop between the authors and the reviewers.