Journal Article
Review Assignment Instructions
Overview
The most important channel for academic research is
the peer-reviewed journal article. In a peer-reviewed journal article, a
scholar will: 1) propose a research question; 2) demonstrate the importance of
this research question through analysis of relevant literature; 3) introduce a
study that will explore the research question; 4) detail and analyze the
results of that study; 5) draw conclusions from that study.
Before an article of this kind is published, it will
be reviewed by other scholars who have published their own studies in this
field. Typically, the identities of the study’s author(s) are not shared with
reviewers and vice versa; this is to ensure that work is published based on its
own merits, rather than on the popularity or personal relationships of the
author.
Reviewers will critique every aspect of the study and
provide anonymous feedback. Often this peer review process will require
multiple refinements or revisions of the study. The goal of this process is to
ensure that when the article is published, it addresses a relevant research
question, it uses a sound methodological approach, it interprets data fairly
and accurately, and it draws sound conclusions.
The goal of every scholar is to publish a
peer-reviewed article. Before publishing a peer-reviewed article, though, it is
important for the scholar to develop skill in reviewing and critically
assessing such an article. That is the purpose of this Journal Article
Review Assignment.
Instructions
In this Journal Article Review Assignment, you
will submit a review and evaluation of a single article, relevant to your
dissertation research interest, that has been published in the past five years
in a peer-reviewed journal. In this Journal Article Review Assignment, you
will:
·
Identify
the research question or central thesis of the article;
·
Explain
the method used to support the claims of the article
o
State
whether the method is quantitative or qualitative and give a brief explanation
of the methodological approach.
o
State
what data is collected. (For example: Is it a public opinion poll? An analysis
of historical budget data? A forecast of future COVID infections? An
explanation of congressional voting patterns by ideology?)
·
Explain
and evaluate the conclusions drawn from the study
o
Assess
whether the conclusions drawn by the article’s authors seem sound based on the
data they present.
o
Identify
any weaknesses or oversights of the article.
Your Journal Article Review Assignment should
be presented in current Turabian format. It should be at least four pages of
content in length, not including your cover page. You do not need to include a
works cited page as the only item you are expected to cite is the article you
are reviewing. Instead, begin your first content page with the citation of the
source you are reviewing, presented in current Turabian format.
