Reference no: EM13481035

Journal Article Review:

Bibliographic details:

Must be in APA format - see example below

Electronic journal article - Without a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), from a database

Bhattacharya, C.B., & Sen, S. (2004).How consumers respond to corporate social initiatives. California Management Review, 47(1), 9-24. Retrieved from https://cmr.berkeley.edu

Introduction (50 words):

In this section say who the authors are, briefly outline what the article is about and say if it is a useful article.

Summary (120 words):

In this section this is where you summarise the key points in the article. You may do this by referring to sections.

For example:

First, the authors describe...
The second section deals with ...
Finally, they move on to ....

Evaluation (300-350 words):

This is the most important part of the critical review as it accounts for 50%. This is where you think about who the article is written for, how useful the article is and what the strengths and weaknesses are. Ask yourself the following

Questions:

Are the authors experts in the field? Can they be regarded as credible?

Does the article have a clear structure? Are there headings, sub-headings, summaries, notes in the margin?

Do headings and sub-headings help the reader to understand the content?

Are there any images? If so, are they relevant to the topic? Do the images add meaning for the reader?

Is the language used easy to understand? Provide examples of easy to follow language.

What evidence is provided by the authors? Is it relevant? (use examples to support the point you make).

Is the information provided descriptive or analytical?

By thinking about other articles you have looked at for the report, is there enough detail provided in the Sadri and Condia article?

For an academic text there should be many in-text citations and a comprehensive reference list. For this article, are there many in-text citations in the text? Is there a reference list?