Reviewing Research Articles
When you are reviewing research articles, you will want to evaluate all of the sections of the article. The nursing and health professions fields have created very helpful checklists that, while not entirely relevant to the field of Geography, can be applied to reviewing articles in many disciplines.
In addition, you may want to look at guidelines for peer reviewers of scholarly journal articles. Below are guidelines from Wiley, Emerald, and Elsevier.
When reviewing articles, you may be interested in who has cited the article - where the research has led. You can do this through Citation Analysis databases like Scopus. Please see the Citation Analysis tab for more information.
Critiquing Research Articles
Articles/Websites on Critiquing Research:
- The Critique Process: Reviewing and Critiquing Research.2016 Fischler College of Education Summer Institute presentation. Nova Southeastern University.
- Research Proposal GuidelinesCreated by a Psychology professor, this still can be applied to Geography
Peer-Reviewer Guidelines from Journal Publishers:
Standards for Reporting Research:
- COREQ Checklist.- 2007, ‘Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies Checklist’, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 349–357http://cdn.elsevier.com/promis_misc/ISSM_COREQ_Checklist.pdf
Example Scholarly Journal Publisher Review Questions
Suggested Books
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research by Call Number: H62 .H2455 2018ISBN: 9781483349800Publication Date: 2017-02-15The substantially updated and revised Fifth Edition of this landmark handbook presents the state-of-the-art theory and practice of qualitative inquiry.
SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Geography by Call Number: GF41 .S14 2010ISBN: 9781412919913Publication Date: 2009-12-08
Research Design by Call Number: H62 .C6963 2018ISBN: 9781506386706Publication Date: 2018-01-02This best-selling text pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research design.
Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research by Call Number: H62 .C6962 2018ISBN: 9781483344379Publication Date: 2017-10-06
CASP
Originally created for the nursing field, the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklists can be very useful in evaluating research articles.
CRAAP Test
When evaluating resources, you should consider Currency/Timeliness, Relevancy, Accuracy, Authority, and Purpose (CRAAP test).