The main reason that the royal society of london developed the modern form of peer review was to:

Answer;

Control the quality of published papers.

Explanation;

-The peer review process is integral to scholarly research. It is a process of subjecting research methods and findings to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field.

-Peer review involves subjecting the author's scholarly work and research to the scrutiny of other experts in the same field to check its validity and evaluate its suitability for publication. A peer review helps the publisher decide whether a work should be accepted.

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