User:BusyBee222/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Granule (cell biology)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because the topic was of interest to me. Granules are small particles within cells that are often too small to view under a light microscope. Granules can play a variety of important roles within the cell, including immune function and hormone regulation. For this reason, granules are of significance. My preliminary impression is that this article is missing information on specific types of granules. It is a start-class article in need of improvement.

Evaluate the article
This article has a strong lead sentence to introduce readers to the topic but lacks a paragraph to provide a brief overview of the sections to follow. An introductory paragraph should be added. The article covers some specific types of granules in-depth, including granules in platelets and insulin granules. However, the article could be improved by adding more information to the sections about granules in leukocytes and plants. Moreover, the article does not include information about stress granules, suggesting the article is not up to date.

Of the information included in the article, the tone and balance are appropriate. The writing is neutral and mostly evidence-based. The present content of the article is also well-written and organized clearly into respective subsections. I did not identify any grammatical or spelling errors.

Only six references are used, which reflects the lack of content in this article. Some of the citations are appropriate, as they are secondary sources with credible authors. However, the organization of the reference section could be improved. Moreover, the leukocyte section is missing a citation and there is a "dubious" tag that identifies information that may be inaccurate within the plant cell section. Overall, this article could be improved with the addition of other sources, specifically from recent years to update the content of the article.

Only one image is included in this article, and it does enhance the reader's understanding of the topic. The image has a descriptive caption. It also adheres to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. More visuals could be added to improve the overall visualization of granules.

This article was critiqued by a cell bio student in 2015. This student identified many of the weaknesses mentioned above. They also proposed adding sections on mast cells and nissl bodies. Since then, very little has been done to this article. The talk page is relatively empty and the article is not a part of any Wikki projects.

In summation, this article is in its bare-bones stage and definite need for improvement. It has great starting information on platelets and insulin granules but is missing information on other specific types of granules. It is a start-class article that needs more content and reorganization.