Peer Review Process: Explanation
Peer Review: Articles that have been reviewed by other experts so the reader can be reasonably assured that the article contains valid information.
This process often takes months and involves the authors who did the research submitting their finished article to a journal, the journal editor will anonymize the article and have three anonymous reviewers (researchers who work and publish in the same field as the article's authors) read the article and judge its credibility and thoroughness - they will recommend if the article should be published, or if it needs changes. The editor will share the feedback from the reviewers with the authors - no one but the editor knows the identity of the author and the reviewers.
Article Retraction:
Peer-reviewed articles are not infallible and are sometimes "retracted". This is when an already published article is removed from a journal. This decision may be made by the journal's editor and/or editorial board. Retractions do not happen because of small editorial errors. An article would be corrected in this case. Retractions reflect more serious issues with an article.
Retractions may occur because of