How to Write an Article Review: Tips and Examples

Outline and Template

As you progress with reading your article, organize your thoughts into coherent sections in an outline. As you read, jot down important facts, contributions, or contradictions. Identify the shortcomings and strengths of your publication. Begin to map your outline accordingly.
If your professor does not want a summary section or a personal critique section, then you must alleviate those parts from your writing. Much like other assignments, an article review must contain an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Thus you might consider dividing your outline according to these sections as well as subheadings within the body. If you find yourself troubled with the prewriting and the brainstorming process for this assignment, seek out a sample outline.
Your custom essay must contain these constituent parts:

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  Pre-title page: here, you will want to list the type of the article that you are reviewing, the title of the publication, all the authors who contributed to it, author’s affiliations (position, department, institute, city, state, country, email ID)
  
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  Optional corresponding author details: name, address, phone number, email, and fax number.
  
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  Running head: Only in the APA format. It is the title of your paper shortened to less than 40 characters.
  
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  Summary page: Optional, depending on the demands of your instructor. The summary should be maximum 800 words long. Use non-technical and straightforward language. Do not repeat text verbatim or give references in this section. Give 1) relevant background 2) explain why the work was done 3) summarize results and explain the method.
  
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  Title page: full title, 250-word abstract followed by “Keywords:” and 4-6 keywords.
  
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  Introduction
  
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  Body: Include headings and subheadings
  
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  Works Cited/References
  
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