Critical Analysis of Academic Papers

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Critical Analysis of Academic Papers
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Critical Analysis of Academic Papers

• Typical questions to ask when reviewing/ reading
  papers for the quality of the content and purpose
  of the paper
•  1. What type of paper is this? e.g.
• research,
• case study,
• experimental,
• technical,
• Position
• 2. What audience is the paper addressed to?
• Is it suited to this audience?
• 3. What claims are made?

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Critical Analysis of Academic Papers

• Typical questions to ask when reviewing/ reading
  papers for the quality of the content and purpose
  of the paper
•  4. What evidence is produced?
• What is the quality of the evidence?
• What is the range of evidence?
• What is the type of evidence?
•  5. Is there any bias in the report?
• If yes how does it relate to the background of
  the authors?

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Critical Analysis of Academic Papers

• Quality of the paper - as a guide to helping you
  think about creating your own paper
•  1. How is the paper structured?
• How easy is it to see the structure?
•  2. How clearly written is the paper?
• Is it easy to read?
• If not, why not?
•  3. Is it supported appropriately by references?
• Are there sufficient citations?
• How good are the cited sources?
• Are all the citations present in the reference
  section?
• Are all the reference entries complete?
• Are all the listed sources actually cited in the
  paper?

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Critical Analysis of Academic Papers

• Quality of the paper - as a guide to helping you
  think about creating your own paper
• 4. Is terminology clear?
• Are any acronyms explained?
•  5. Is the paper still relevant at this time?
• (x years after it was written)

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Critical Analysis of Academic Papers

• Points to note in the paper "The Task of the
  Referee"
•  What is the Referee's task - what s/he has to do
•  The Referees Report - the purpose of it
•  Evaluating a research paper

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Critical Analysis of Academic Papers

• Points to note in the paper "The Task of the
  Referee"
•  Considerations are
• What is the purpose of the paper?
• Is the paper appropriate?
• Is the goal significant?
• Is the method of approach valid?
• Is the actual execution of the research correct?
• Is the presentation satisfactory?
• What did you learn? 
• Finally what to note
• When You are the Author

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Critical Analysis of Academic Papers
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Critical Analysis of Academic Papers