The Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Assignment is designed to assist you with understanding your research paper references, to teach you how to annotate scholarly journal articles, and to give you practice using proper in-text citations. For this assignment, you will be annotating FIVE scholarly (peer-reviewed) journal articles.
Instructions
1. Choose 5 scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles that report findings from the author’s original research and address the disability you have chosen for your final research paper. Do NOT use meta-analyses, case studies, or editorial reviews.
2. Each journal article must have been published in the most recent 5 years.
3. Please see the Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Assignment page under the Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Resources for a link to a sample APA annotation format to check your understanding of the current APA format for annotations in the Liberty Online Library.
4. Check your understanding of the current APA format for annotations in the Liberty Online Library under Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Resources: Sample APA Annotation.
5. For each annotation:
Cite the article in the current APA format.
Write a concise annotation paragraph (200-250 words) that summarizes the central theme and scope of the article.
Write a 2nd paragraph explaining why this article might be selected for a summative final research paper (100-150 words). Do not use first person.
● Each annotation should use the current APA Annotation format.
● See: Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Resources: Sample APA Annotation and notes below on Developing the Annotated Bibliography.
● All entries must be scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles that report on the authors original research and were published within the most recent 5 years.
● Websites and books are not acceptable sources.
● Do not include direct quotes. Instead, paraphrase information from scholarly sources in order to demonstrate your mastery of each concept.
● Do not use first person. Write in a formal college-level essay style.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
If you need assistance understanding an annotated bibliography, please check the Liberty Online Library under Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Resources: Sample APA Annotation. Please check out Liberty’s Online Library if you need assistance finding scholarly journal articles.
Developing the Annotated Bibliography
Your annotated bibliography is required to be formatted in the current APA style. Look for the section and example on Annotated Bibliographies at the APA Format Quick Guide under the Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Resources.
If you have questions or need assistance, please refer to the current APA style guide or visit this great resource available to Liberty Online students: Liberty’s Online Writing Center.
Familiarize yourself with the basic information surrounding your topic by accessing the Jerry Falwell Library Research Portal. If you need assistance locating scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles, see the Research Guides from the Jerry Falwell Library for resources that will help guide you as you navigate through the Jerry Falwell Library.
Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Research Journal Articles
Begin by watching this video: Finding Peer-Reviewed & Scholarly Articles Located under Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography Resources.
When you are looking for peer-reviewed research articles, be sure to select “Full-Text” and “Peer-Reviewed.” To find useful articles, narrow your search by selecting portions of the theory, key words, or phrases to use as your search parameters. Using only the theorist’s name or theory will likely result in too many results to be effective.
Your articles must be from scholarly peer reviewed journals. It is preferred that the journals you select have the word “Journal” in the title (Journal of Marriage and Family, etc.). Ideally, each journal that you review will have a Methods section, Data, Results, and Conclusion sections, but these sections are not required. You must not use book reviews, obituaries, magazine articles, or online articles that have not been published in scholarly journals.
