Mary Hall is a editor for Investopedia's Advisor Insights, in addition to being the editor of several books and doctoral papers. Mary received her bachelor's in English from Kent State University with ...

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Peer review, in its modern form, began to spread in the 18 th and 19 th centuries, becoming standard in the 20 th century.

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