ARTICLE REVIEW FORMAT

I. Your Name

II. Course and Section

III. Title of Article

IV. Bibliographic Citation: Names of the Author(s), Title of journal, volume number, date, month
and page numbers

V. Synopsis of what the article was about (Include the statement of the problem or issue
discussed, the authors purpose, approach or methods, hypothesis and major conclusions)

VI. Critique of the article (This would consist of your qualified opinion of the article)

The following are some questions you may want to address in your critique. However,
use your discretion. These points dont have to be discussed in this order, and some may
not be pertinent to your particular article.

1. Is the title of the article appropriate and clear?

2. Is the abstract specific, representative of the article, and in the correct form?
3. Is the purpose of the article made clear in the introduction?
4. Do you find errors of fact and interpretation?
5. Is all of the discussion relevant?
6. Has the author cited the pertinent, and only the pertinent literature? If the author has
included inconsequential references, or references that are not pertinent, suggest deleting
them.
7. Have any ideas been overemphasized or underemphasize? Suggest specific revisions.
8. Should some sections of the article b expanded, condensed or omitted?
9. Are the authors statements clear?
10. Has the author been objective in his or her discussion of the topic?
11. Do you agree with the authors conclusions? Why or why not?

Typing Guidelines

1. The critique must be typed and/or word processed using 12 point type in Times New Roman
(or similar) font. Margins should be one (1) inch for the whole page (sides and top).

2. The entire document should be double-spaced.

Source: How to Critique a Journal Article of the Center for Teaching and Learning