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Academic Authorship Review Form
Adapted from the peer-review questionnaire created by the Edwin Mellen Press for the review of scholarly works.
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Your name, and area of expertise? (Optional)
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What is the name of the work you are reviewing?
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Who are the authors of the work?
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At what (network) location can the work be accessed?
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Is the author's contribution to scholarship clear?
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Is the literature properly reviewed and analyzed?
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Do the questions discussed arise from this review?
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Is the author's formation of research questions clear?
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Are the authors proposed answers clear?
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Is the author's argument cogent?
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Does the author always relate what he or she says to other research?
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Does the author presuppose anything false or questionable?
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Is the author's method explained and defensible?
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Is the author's bibliography complete?
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Does the author demean the work, or speak disrespectfully, of any other scholars?
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Is the author an ideologist, or intolerant of other viewpoints?
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Is there anything of the work that may be libelous?
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What is the primary reader-level of this manuscript?
Specialized Scholars
Academic Generalists
Students
Non-Academic Scholars
Casual Readers
Mass Media Representation
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What evidence is there of the work relating to this primary reading audience? How well does the work engage this audience?
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To what literary genre does this manuscript speak to?
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Is the author's abstract adequate?
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Does the author provide anticipatory and summary statements of his or her argument?
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Has the author adequately contextualized and explained the implications of his or her study?
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Does the author document the study and provide adequate evidence?
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Does the author follow the required standard for quotations, paraphrases, and citations?
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Is the author competent in the required language(s)?
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Does the author provide full translations of foreign languages?
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Does the author write in conversation with other scholars?
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Is there any evidence of possible plagiarism?
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Are the chapter titles and sub-headings informative?
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Does the manuscript contribute additional information, interpretation, or other resources to scholarship?
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Is anything missing in the thesis? If so, what?
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Does the author presuppose anything that needs to be explained?
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Do you agree or disagree with the author, or the author of the commendatory foreword? Please state why?
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Do you recommend that this manuscript be published?
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