Paper Review

Important: Pick a paper(s) that you can explain!

Grading Rubric for written review: This is to be written in the style of a formal scientific paper (not in terms of format, but in terms of language, etc, and ESPECIALLY in terms of citation.) All of the sections listed below must be written in YOUR OWN WORDS. Simply copying and pasting from the paper will result in a zero.

· Pre-approval of paper: 5 points (if you turn in a paper and I don’t approve it, you will not lose these points! If you fail to send me the paper by the date indicated, you WILL lose these points).

· Background of paper and Hypothesis of paper:10 pts

· Do you clearly explain the background of the paper and define all relevant terms?

· Do you make it clear how the background leads to the experimental questions (hypothesis)?

· Do you clearly identify the hypothesis of the overall paper?

· Explanation of all figures: 15 pts

· Question the figure is addressing and how that supports the overall hypothesis

· Identify the techniques used

· Data presentation: clearly explain the figure and the conclusions of the figure

· Summary of overall paper and Future directions: 15 pts

· Do you clearly identify all the conclusions of the paper?

· Do you clearly identify any problems or issues with the paper?

· Can you identify at least one future direction (experiment) that should be done next?

· Writing Style and Literature Cited page: 5 pts Please use the Council of Science Editors Format (8th edition, Name-Year) for this assignment, both for in text citations and literature cited sections.

-- Please use a standard font size (10-12 pt) and standard margins.

--Papers MUST be submitted either as Microsoft Word files or PDF files.

Note: you MUST include the weblink for your full text paper at the end of your review.

NOTE: YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCES IN-TEXT AS WELL AS INCLUDE A REFERENCE LIST! IF YOU DO NOT, IT IS TECHNICALLY PLAGIARISM, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO FOR THE ASSIGNMENT.