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Journal Article Summary Rubric 
Journal Article Critique Rubric
Choose a full-length article that reviews research on a the week’s topic from a recent issue (last 5 years) of a journal that is offered or subscribed to by the University’s library (LiNC). Be sure to provide an electronic copy of your article because you'll need to turn it in with your paper.
Rubric Code: J324B6
By jvandermolen
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Subject: Health  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric Journal Article Critique
  Good

5 pts

Fair

3 pts

Poor

1 pts

Summary

Good

The article is clearly but succinctly summarized - only the key points of the article are touched upon. The article summary takes up no more than one third of the total assignment.
Fair

The article is clearly summarized, but some sub points are addressed along with main points. The summary is not succinct. Often the summary takes up more than 1/3 of the total assignment.
Poor

The article summary is unclear or overly detailed. Often well over half of the assignment is taken up by the summary.
Critique

Good

Strengths and weaknesses that are central to the article are addressed. The discussion of strengths and weaknesses take up the majority of the assignment.
Fair

Strengths and weaknesses that are peripheral to the article are addressed. The discussion of strengths and weaknesses take up the majority of the assignment
Poor

Strengths and weaknesses are addressed peripherally, weakly, or not at all. The discussion of strengths and weaknesses take up only a small part of the assignment
Article Choice

Good

Article selected is current
(<5 years), topic is
scientific. Article does not
require any additional
research.
Fair

Article selected is current
(<5 years), topic is
scientific. Article requires
some additional research.
Poor

Article is scientific but work is outdated or the article’s scientific
nature is questionable or
article is not
scientific
Organization

Good

Paper is well organized, has a very clear intro, body and conclusion. The purpose of the paper is clear from the very beginning and the name and author of the article is made clear early in the paper.
Fair

Paper is organized, has an intro, body and conclusion. The purpose of the paper becomes clear within the paper and the name and author of the article is mentioned within the paper.
Poor

Paper is not well organized, has an unclear or non-existent intro, body and conclusion. The purpose of the paper is unclear and the name and author of the article is not stated or stated late.
Mechanics Requirements

Good

APA and page length (2-3 pages) requirements are met and there are no grammatical errors or typos.
Fair

APA and page length (2-3 pages) requirements are met and there are 1-4 grammatical errors or typos.
Poor

APA and page length (2-3 pages) requirements are not met. There are 5+ grammatical errors or typos.





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