how to title an article review

how to title an article review

Tips for Writing an Effective Article Review Title

1. Importance of a Well-Crafted Article Review Title

Before exploring the answer to “What is the importance of a well-crafted article review?” we must first begin with a clear understanding of what an article review usually aims at achieving. An article review is usually a response to a certain piece written by another author. Using the review, the author of the article will be able to determine the validity of the article source (to his/her research), its relevance, and its place in the body of knowledge related to the author’s field. In order to successfully do this, it is usually best to identify the article being reviewed in a very concise manner. This means the title chosen for the review has to be effective in terms of propelling the rest of the work into a focused direction. This is vital because a well-structured review will direct the reader efficiently through the points of the article comparing where the reader does and does not agree information in the review. An effective review can often lead to a more favourable impression on the article being reviewed and can result in a better understanding of the article. So, in consideration of the aforementioned comments, a well-crafted article review title is most important because it is the first glimpse one may have of the review and will be indicative of whether or not the content that follows is worth reading.

2. Characteristics of a Compelling Article Review Title

Guideline 1. Use a persuasive tone in your response. (done) Article titles that are a question perform well in high reads and engagement when the article is focused on vividly taking one side of an issue and answering it. The same goes for article titles that are stating a fact. A lot of article titles that do well are those that give an audience a specific number of things. For example, “10 ways to reduce your debt,” “7 strategies for successful weight loss,” etc. The title here sets the article up in the reader’s mind, as they will know what to expect. If someone is looking for an article that describes the health benefits of green tea, they will be unlikely to click on an article titled “random health tips.” Making the title clear and specific will prepare and focus the reader on the article topic. Data also shows that article titles that contain strong assertive language in a dramatic tone perform better than those that don’t. This isn’t to say that you should use this type of language, as it may not be suitable for the article or site you are writing for. But it is important to keep it in mind and cater to that type of language when the situation is appropriate. A title is everything, and it means nothing if the article doesn’t live up to the expectations of the title.

3. Strategies for Creating Attention-Grabbing Article Review Titles

Here are some strategies for creating an attention-grabbing title: A. Use the title to present a positive image of your work. How these strategies are used will depend on your specific situation. B. If the title is too long, it usually contains too many unnecessary words. This includes adverbs and adjectives, and often modifying clauses. For example, “A Long Range Dependence Study: or the Effects of Measurement Error in the Estimation of the Memory Parameter of a Gaussian ARMA Process with Simulated Data” is a candidate for a much shorter title. This is a two-phrase title in reality, with qualifying information in the first two clauses. The simple titles “Censored Regression Estimators” and “Color Change for Active Contours” are specific examples in the abstract index mentioned, but with current up-to-the-minute technology, it is probably leads can be hold technique for automatic computing of the score. Stepwise, and other analyses based model selection techniques could be implemented using the criteria from the CPA/CPS method on the model, but that is another story in itself. Be clear and specific. High-level descriptors, or sub-field definitions will not help direct casual browsing researchers to your work. An article about a new type of brain scanner would benefit from entitling “New Magnetic Resonance Imaging hardware for increased Functional Resolution”, as opposed to something very specific ie “An Analysis of Important Changes in Magnetic Coherence Imaging Relating to The Spin-Warp Echo-planar Sequencing Technique”. D. A title must encapsulate the content of the document. No matter how capable a title is of drawing suture attention to the article, it is useless if it cannot accurately inform a reader about what could be found in the full text. If it is too ambiguous to precisely summarize, mention the specific key points or findings to be detailed.

4. Common Mistakes to Avoid in Article Review Titles

One of the most common errors that we observed when new authors try to write a title is that they try to summarize the entire paper. It is true that a paper’s content can often be reduced to a single sentence; nevertheless, the title of a paper is the only aspect that will be freely available to the public. This is the piece of information that the researchers will put in a database in order to search out papers on a particular topic. Therefore, the best way to write a title is to first draft it in its entirety. Then, look at each section of the title and ask yourself whether the reader of a research database will be compelled to read that part of your paper. If the answer is no, then that section should be reworded. A second common error that authors make with their titles is that they make them excessively detailed so as to give the reader an understanding of the entire paper. This has the same underlying problem as attempting to summarize the paper with the title. While detailed titles can be good in some cases, it is best to keep the title as concise as possible. A few questions to consider are: will the reader actually understand the detail prior to reading the paper? Would the effectiveness of a section in the title improve if it were included as a section heading in the paper? And most importantly, does the content of the title actually say something meaningful?

5. Final Tips for Crafting an Engaging Article Review Title

While the above direct and informative titles are useful, they are not particularly engaging. Most readers want to know what the article is about, and the more they are drawn in by a title, the more they will be drawn into the article itself. One common way that titles are crafted to be more engaging is through the use of a double entendre. This is a word or phrase that is intended to have two meanings, one of which is often humorously and cleverly concealed. For example, a review article about a new painkiller might be entitled “An ace up their sleeve,” an allusion to the drug’s chemical formula and its efficacy in pain relief. Double entendres can be very effective, but they can also backfire. If an alternate interpretation of the title has the potential to offend or confuse the reader, it can be a net loss for the author. Another way to craft an engaging title is to forgo a title altogether. No, this is not a typo. In some instances a title can be replaced with a short question; ideally one that makes the reader curious about the content of the article. This is a particularly effective device for review articles that are attempting to bring a well established field into new light or are trying to stimulate debate or questions about a topic. A third strategy to make titles engaging is to incorporate a story or a visual image. This can be an effective strategy for the article itself as well as for its title. One popular science article about neuroplasticity was entitled “The Brain that Changes Itself,” which is also the title of the book the article was reviewing. This title was engaging because it tells a story about a brain, drawing the reader in by making them wonder if the story is about an actual brain injury. The reader will be compelled to read more if the title has sparked their interest in the story itself.