Peer Review in Three MInutes
How do articles get peer reviewed? What role does peer review play in scholarly research and publication?
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Peer-reviewed article from the journal Perspectives on Politics, March 2015
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“Reimagining history with Hamilton” in Projection, Lights & Staging Review
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