User:Mianb793/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Glycolysis
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I have studied this process in biochemistry and feel comfortable enough with the topic to review it.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

Yes, the Lead does describe the topic clearly and concisely. It also gives a brief description of the topic, but includes some obscure facts instead of general information pertaining to glycolysis. Jakub Karol Parnas is only mentioned in the Lead and nowhere else in the article. Conversion of fructose and galactose into a molecule used for glycolysis was mentioned in the Lead, but the article didn't discuss how other sugars can make their way into glycolysis.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? no
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? slightly over detailed. some information could have been left out.

Content

 * Guiding questions

Yes the content is relevant to the topic, up to date and the content seems to all belong. As mentioned in the Lead a section on the different sugars that can be converted into a molecule used within glycolysis would be a helpful bit of information.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? elaborated on

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

This article does not appear to be biased.


 * Is the article neutral? yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? no
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

The sources used have all been written within the last about 30 years (more than half are from the 2010s). The links to the sources work and are reliable sources of information.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? yes
 * Are the sources current? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions

good organization, easy to read, etc.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? not that I caught
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

The visuals of each step were helpful as well as the tables giving free energy of the reaction as well as the overall reactions for each step. An image with arrow pushing mechanisms would be a nice addition.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes
 * Are images well-captioned? yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

The article is lacking detailed images on the mechanisms of the enzymatic reactions for each step of glycolysis. A table of enzymes used in each step as well as the reaction type would be extremely helpful to understand glycolysis from a biochemistry perspective.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? the article has been reduced in length a number of times due to its repetitive nature. diagrams have been removed because they are hard to follow or incorrect.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? B rated and part of Physiology as well as Molecular and Cell Biology WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? it doesn't really. I guess you can discuss what ever you'd like to challenge/add in/to the talk section.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? B-class
 * What are the article's strengths? diagram and table usage
 * How can the article be improved? yes
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? there is a good amount of information on the topic although I think there are certainly areas that need to be expanded on.

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