Article Review
Instructions
You are required to select a journal article and
write a 2–3-page paper reviewing it. The
article that you choose must be published within the last five years, related
to your research topic, and found in a scholarly journal. You can use the article you choose here as one of the
required sources for your research paper. Format your paper in APA style and review the
Article Review Grading Rubric to improve the quality of your paper. The article review is due by the end of Module/Week
3.
Choose your article from one of the journals below (other
journals may be acceptable with prior instructor approval):
Social
Problems Journal
Journal
of Social Issues
Social
Problems
Social
Work
Columbia
Journal of Law and Social Problems
Addiction
Alcohol
Health & Research World
Alcohol
Research & Health
American
Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse
American
Journal of Family Therapy
American
Journal of Sociology
Canadian
Journal of Criminology
Canadian
Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice Canadian Journal of Sociology
Child
Adolescent Social Work Journal
Child
Abuse Review
Child
Welfare
Contemporary
Drug Problems
Criminology
Drugs:
Education, Prevention & Policy
Human
Nature
Journal
of Drug Issues
Journal
of Sociology & Social Welfare
Social
Alternatives
Social
Forces
Social
Science Quarterly
Studies
in Conflict & Terrorism
American
Journal of Sociology
American
Sociological Review
Include each of the following elements in your
article review:
- Summary
– In the first paragraph of your paper, summarize the article and state
the primary issue that the article discusses. - Analysis
of main points – Each of
the article’s main point should be discussed in its own paragraph in your
paper. Discuss the evidence and
support for each main point. - Reflective
conclusion – In the
last paragraph of your paper, discuss how the article relates to your
research paper and the course as a whole, and explain your own reactions
to and opinions of the article.
