Peer review has been a formal and important part of scientific communications since the first scientific journals appeared more than 300 years ago. The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, launched in 1665, is thought to be the first journal to have formalized the peer review process. Today, vetting by peers and publication in a scientific journal continues to be the primary method by which authors register, validate, disseminate, and archive their discoveries and results. For this reason, the speed at which articles are peer-reviewed and published are key elements in the appropriate accreditation of scientific findings.
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