- Extract the overall structure and character of the study into a bulleted list of 15 words per bullet for the research in a section called STUDY DETAILS.
- Discuss any Conflicts of Interest in a section called CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Rate the conflicts of interest as NONE DETECTED, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, or CRITICAL.
- Empiricism: 1 - 10 Rating, followed by a 15 word explanation for the rating.
- Rating Chart: Create a chart like the one below that shows how the paper rates on all these dimensions.
- Known to Novel is how new and interesting and surprising the paper is on a scale of 1 - 10.
- Weak to Rigorous is how well the paper is supported by careful science, transparency, and methodology on a scale of 1 - 10.
- Theoretical to Empirical is how much the paper is based on purely speculative or theoretical ideas or actual data on a scale of 1 - 10. Note: Theoretical papers can still be rigorous and novel and should not be penalized overall for being Theoretical alone.
- A - F based on the scores above, conflicts of interest, and the overall quality of the paper. On a separate line, give a 15-word explanation for the grade.
- SUMMARY STATEMENT:
A final 25-word summary of the paper, its findings, and what we should do about it if it's true.
- If the paper makes claims and presents stats but doesn't show how it arrived at these stats, then the Methodology Transparency would be low, and the RIGOR score should be lowered as well.
- The stronger the claims the stronger the evidence needs to be, as well as the transparency into the methodology. If the paper makes strong claims, but the evidence or transparency is weak, then the RIGOR score should be lowered.
- For the chart, use the actual scores to fill in the chart, and ensure the number associated with the score is placed on the right place on the chart., e.g., here is the chart for 2 Novelty, 8 Rigor, and 3 Empiricism:
- For the findings and other analysis sections, write at the 9th-grade reading level. This means using short sentences and simple words/concepts to explain everything.