Journal Article Review

Select a scholarly journal article (no older than 2015) relevant to the course regarding Homeland Security or
Homeland Defense. You will conduct an article review of that scholarly journal article. It must be related to the
course or course materials but should not be one of the provided course readings. The intent is for students to
do some external research away from the provided references and find an article in the AMU/APUS Library.
Students should search the library’s online databases, such as ProQuest, EbscoHost, and others, to find
scholarly or peer-reviewed articles. Web address, blogs, news sites are not scholarly. Stick to what you find in
one of the journal search engines in the library.
Additionally, the review of the journal article is an evaluation of the article’s strengths, weaknesses, and validity.
It is used to inform of the article’s value through your explanation, interpretation, and analysis. As you do this,
consider the major questions that are central to the review process…BUT…this is NOT A short Q&A. Submit a
narrative based on these questions to form your response. The response is presented in the form of an essay.
What is the purpose of this article?
Why is it important to investigate or examine the subject of the article?
How are the authors carrying out the task? Are their methods and comments appropriate and adequate to the
task?
What do they claim to have found out? Are the findings clearly stated?
How does this advance knowledge in the field?
Hint: These would make really good section titles for your paper.