Name of Investigator __________________________________
POSSIBLE AWARDED
Appropriate title (informative; specific; concise) 2
Format (including all necessary sections & correctly
incorporating citations) & appearance (appropriate font;
3
level text; even margins)
Abstract - concisely summarizes major points of the
5
paper; understandable without knowing details of the
study
Introduction - clearly & concisely indicating how the
4
study relates to previous work in the area; why this
study is needed; clearly stating the purpose or
objectives of the study
Clearly describing the methodology - procedures
4
presented in enough detail to permit another
investigator to repeat the study; materials &
methods described concisely & organized logically;
statistical methods clearly & accurately described
Clearly presenting the results - clearly & concisely
8
presented; organized logically; important patterns or
trends emphasized; statistics properly presented &
integrated into text; all tables & figures needed &
well-prepared
Discussion - results clearly & concisely interpreted;
8
place of results in context of previous work clearly &
concisely described; coherent, logical organization;
no repetition of results
Literature Cited - all papers mentioned in text cited;
4
all citations correct
Writing (logical, smooth transitions; properly
paraphrasing information from references; avoiding
wordiness by using clear, concise sentences)
8
Mechanics (correct grammar, punctuation, & spelling)
4
________ _________
50
Comments:
BIO 801
RESEARCH PAPER EVALUATION - FINAL VERSION
Name of Investigator
POSSIBLE AWARDED
Appropriate title (informative; specific; concise) 2
Format (including all necessary sections & correctly
incorporating citations) & appearance (appropriate font;
2
level text; even margins)
Abstract - concisely summarizes major points of the
8
paper; understandable without knowing details of the
study
Introduction - clearly & concisely indicating how the
6
study relates to previous work in the area; why this
study is needed; clearly stating the purpose or
objectives of the study
Clearly describing the methodology - procedures
6
presented in enough detail to permit another
investigator to repeat the study; materials &
methods described concisely & organized logically;
statistical methods clearly & accurately described
Clearly presenting the results - clearly & concisely
15
presented; organized logically; important patterns or
trends emphasized; statistics properly presented &
integrated into text; all tables & figures needed &
well-prepared
Discussion - results clearly & concisely interpreted;
15
place of results in context of previous work clearly &
concisely described; coherent, logical organization;
no repetition of results
Literature Cited - all papers mentioned in text cited;
2
all citations correct
Writing (logical, smooth transitions; properly
paraphrasing information from references; avoiding
wordiness by using clear, concise sentences)
15
Mechanics (correct grammar, punctuation, & spelling)
4
_________ __________
75
Comments: