- What is the research question?
- Why is this a significant question?
- What research methods are used to answer this question?
- What theories are tested or used in research?
- What is the most important evidence or data?
- What are the inferences the article draws from this evidence? What interpretations of the evidence are provided?
- What are the limitations to these inferences or alternative interpretations of the evidence?
- What can you find out about the author?
- What can you find out about the journal?
- Was the article published in a reputable journal? (How can you tell?)
- Is the article important to other scholars? (How can you tell?)
- Do any of the sources cited in the article seem interesting or worth looking at? How could you find them?