Ask these questions when evaluating academic articles for their quality:
- Where did you find the article?
- Was it from the library's databases or available publicly online?
- Is it Open Access?
- Who wrote the article?
- Have the authors written other articles?
- Where have they been published?
- Are they qualified to write on the topic?
- When was the article published?
- Has there been new information published on the topic?
- What is the paper about?
- Does the title match the article's content?
After answering a few questions about the article, you'll be able to dig into its content.
