Book contents
- How to Critically Read the Scientific Research Literature
- Reviews
- How to Critically Read the Scientific Research Literature
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Authors’ Note
- Part I Critical Reading
- Part II Critical Thinking
- 9 Using CERIC to Compare Articles
- 10 Using CERIC to Critique and Peer Review Articles
- 11 Using CERIC for Presentations
- 12 Using CERIC for Literature Review
- 13 Using CERIC with Social Collaborative Annotation (SCA)
- 14 Using CERIC with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)
- Knowledge Check Key
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
10 - Using CERIC to Critique and Peer Review Articles
from Part II - Critical Thinking
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 June 2026
Book contents
- How to Critically Read the Scientific Research Literature
- Reviews
- How to Critically Read the Scientific Research Literature
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Authors’ Note
- Part I Critical Reading
- Part II Critical Thinking
- 9 Using CERIC to Compare Articles
- 10 Using CERIC to Critique and Peer Review Articles
- 11 Using CERIC for Presentations
- 12 Using CERIC for Literature Review
- 13 Using CERIC with Social Collaborative Annotation (SCA)
- 14 Using CERIC with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)
- Knowledge Check Key
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 10 synthesizes the insights gained from Chapters 2 through 8 and focuses on the practical use of the CERIC method for critiquing research articles. This chapter starts by discussing the importance and process of peer review, emphasizing that not all published articles are inherently good, and revisiting some of the major types of missing information or errors in papers related to individual CERIC elements. Building on the foundation in Chapter 8, it examines how a CERIC review can build toward assessing the quality and effectiveness of a research paper’s central argument through its elements. This chapter guides readers on applying the CERIC method in peer reviewing research articles, providing a practical approach to critically assess a paper’s validity, coherence, and unique contribution.
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- How to Critically Read the Scientific Research LiteratureIntroducing the CERIC Method, pp. 177 - 192Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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