Journal of Transnational Medicine Review

Journal of Transnational Medicine Review.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEWS

Overview:  You may submit two reviews.  As per the grading matrix, only your best will count toward your final grade. 

                Again, you may submit two (no more), and I will take your best score.

Guidelines

1. You may ONLY review articles found within peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
2. You may ONLY review article from a journal. Journals must have a publication date within the last five years.
3. You are only permitted to use one article per journal (edition).
4. Your reviews MUST be based on the concepts being discussed during that section of the course.
5. You must provide a functional link for the entire article.  No link, no points.

Content

1. Cover Page (This does NOT count toward the page total)
   1. Your name
   2. Your course number and section (PSY 200 XX)  —  XX should be replaced by your actual section
   3. The title of the article
   4. The name of the journal
   5. The date/edition/page numbers and author
   6. Each section MUST be labeled as per the template provided.
2. Text (2 sections)
   1. Section I:  Description (Starting on the first line of the page you start with: Section I: then start writing)
      1. This must be organized via the headers (sections) used by the author(s)
      1. Describe the contents of the article – in your own words.
      1. Each section must be described – in your own words.
      1. Your grade will reflect how well you provide evidence that you read the entire article.
3. Section II: Application (On the next line after you finish your description you write: Section II: then start)
   1. Apply at least one aspect of the article to your life.
   1. The application is tied to the specific aspect of the article from which it is taken. 
      1. For example:  Within section xxxx the authors describe …..

Format Requirements

1. Do NOT include your name or course information as part of your text.
2. Margins MUST be set at 1” (all sides) – Double check the margins after you print your document.
3. Set the line spacing at 1.15 – Please also double check this.
4. You MUST use 10-point font. (Calibri or New Times Roman)
5. Gutters will be left at zero
6. There is to be NO indenting or bullet points.
7. You are NOT to have running headers.
8. Remove the “space after paragraph” option.
9. Any attempts to “stretch” your reviews will lead to significant point reductions. Gutters, etc….

Grading

                NOTE:  To grade your papers I will cut and paste from the portal into a MS Word file.  Description – You are providing evidence that you read the entire article.

1. Provide complete evidence that you read the entire article
   1. Please cover all sections (i.e. Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Statistics, Analysis, Discussion)
   1. This must be in your own words
   1. This must be in proper English
   1. Wording Examples:
      1. According to the author(s)…..
      1. The article states that….
2. Application
   1. The more specific the application, the more points
   1. The more accurate the application, the more points
   1. This must be in proper English
   1. You must reference specific section of the paper from which your application was taken

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EXAMPLE / TEMPLATE

Daffy Duck Child Psychology Section ONLN#   Journal Review Unit # ___   Journal Name: You must include “Journal Name:”   Title of Article: You must include “Title:”   Journal Date: You must include “Date:”   Author(s): You must include “Authors:”

 COVER PAGE

Part I: Introduction:………………………………………………………… Methods:……………………………………………………………… Sample:…………………………………………………………… Results:…………………………………………………………… Analysis:……………………………………………………………. Discussion:…………………………………………………………..   You must include the label of each section. Do not skip lines.

SECTION I

1. SECTION II

	Part II: Start text here……………………

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GRADING MATRIX:

NOTE: To grade I will cut and paste what you loaded into Black Board into a MS Word file.  I will then check for all

                formatting and correct where needed prior to grading. Attempts to “stretch” the actual length will result in a

                significant point reduction (at least 5.0 points).

AREA	REQUIREMENTS	TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS
FULL ARTICLE PROVIDED	Functional Link	*No review will be graded without a functional link.
COVER PAGE   (This does not count toward the page totals)	Your name Course title and section The name of the journal Article Title The date / edition / page numbers Author(s)	.5 points
FORMATTING	Font size Font style Margins Line Spacing Headers (the labels for each section) Space after paragraph “off”	1.0 points
ARTICLE	Proper Source (1.5) Proper Year (1.75) Proper Age Group (3.25)	6.5 points
ACTUAL LENGTH SECTION ONE (When properly formatted)	0   – 1/2 of a page = 0 points 1/2 – 3/4 page       = 1.0 – 2.0 3/4 – 1.0 pages      = 2.0 – 3.0 Over 1.0 pages       = 3.0 – 4.0	4.0 points
ACTUAL LENGTH SECITON TWO (When properly formatted)	0    – 1/4 of a page = 0 pts. 1/4 – 1/3 page = 1.0 – 2.0 1/3 – 1/2 page = 2.0 – 3.0	3.0 points
THOROUGHNESS SECTION ONE	Each section fully presented (2.0) Properly worded (1.0)	3.0 points
THOROUGHNESS SECTION TWO	At least one area applied (.5) The application is correct (.5) The application is complete (.5) The application is tied to the specific part of the article (.5)	2.0 points
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