iRubric: Journal Article Summary Rubric

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Journal Article Summary Rubric Journal Article Summary Rubric Choose a full-length article pertaining to pharmacy practice from a recent issue (last 5 years) of a scholarly journal (note- you may find these located within the library's database). Write a clear 2-3 page summary of the article. Be sure to provide an electronic copy or a hard copy of your article (or a link to the article) because you'll need to turn it in with your paper. Rubric Code: N22XC98 By jmcatz Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Pharmacy Type: Assignment Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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, is too long and cumbersome	Poor The article summary is unclear or overly detailed, so long as to appear more like a short, unclear article than a summary.
Article Choice	Good Article selected is current (<5 years), topic is specific to task. Article published in peer-reviewed scholarly journal.	Fair Article selected may be current (<5 years) or somewhat older, topic is related to task, but less specific. Article published in peer-reviewed scholarly journal.	Poor Article is barely related to task or is grossly outdated (> 10 years). Article not from acceptable source.
Organization	Good Summary is well organized, and clearly stated. The points of the article are 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 (1) requirements are met and there are no grammatical errors or typos.	Fair APA and page length (1) 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.