User:Abarr256/2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States/Marianneostos Peer Review

Peer review
This is where you will complete your peer review exercise. Please use the following template to fill out your review.

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing? Abarr256
 * Link to draft you're reviewing: 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States

Lead
Guiding questions:


 * Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer? For college-level term papers, information should be obtained mostly from scholarly journals. Scholarly Journals contain articles describing high quality research that has been reviewed by experts in the field prior to publication.Trade magazines may be useful for topics in business or where economic data is needed.
 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Some topics, such as those in the health sciences, require current information. Other subjects, such as geology, value older material as well as current. Know the time needs of your topic and examine the timeliness of the article; is it:
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Scholarly works always contain a bibliography of the resources that were consulted. The references in this list should be in sufficient quantity and be appropriate for the content.

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Is the content added relevant to the topic? Is the article relevant to the current research project? A well-researched, well-written, etc. article is not going to be helpful if it does not address the topic at hand.
 * Is the content added up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, everything is there
 * THIS ARTICLE CARRIES:
 * summarize key research findings;
 * reference must-read articles;
 * describe current areas of agreement as well as controversies and debates;
 * point out gaps in knowledge and unanswered questions;
 * suggest directions for future research.

Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:


 * Is the content added neutral? Yes, it has a lot of content that is neutral and gets the point across.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Also note that for most senior theses in the sciences, the proper place to cite a review article is in the first few paragraphs of your introduction. By placing references to a review article in your early intro, you give your reader a place to go for more information if they are unfamiliar with your field.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete? For college-level term papers, information should be obtained mostly from scholarly journals. Scholarly Journals contain articles describing high quality research that has been reviewed by experts in the field prior to publication.Trade magazines may be useful for topics in business or where economic data is needed.
 * What are the strengths of the content added? Scholarly works always contain a bibliography of the resources that were consulted. The references in this list should be in sufficient quantity and be appropriate for the content.
 * How can the content added be improved? For college-level term papers, information should be obtained mostly from scholarly journals. Scholarly Journals contain articles describing high quality research that has been reviewed by experts in the field prior to publication.Trade magazines may be useful for topics in business or where economic data is needed.