Checklist - Australia Assignments

Checklist to help you peer review
Go to the next page to see how the checklist below aligns with the peer review rubric that you will
complete during the peer review process.
Overall
 Are the aims/goals of the literature review included in the introduction? Is the research
focus made clear?
 How well is the literature review structured? Are the headings/sub-headings used
appropriately to help the reader navigate the subject area?
 Is there a conclusion to the review? Are main points summarised and future research
directions suggested?
Content
 Is the nature of the material reviewed appropriate?
 Are important authors/research papers included in the review?*
 Is the coverage of the literature review sufficient (for the moment)? Are there any key
items/areas overlooked?*
 Has the work been synthesised providing coherent representation in the field? Or is the
review pointing to previous work in a disconnected manner?
 Is there a critical approach to literature (identifying important contributions, comparisons,
strengths and weaknesses)?
 Does the review show appropriate depth of thinking?
Mechanics
 Is there logical organisation and presentation of information?
 Is the quality of English expression and punctuation of an appropriate standard?
 Correct use of referencing system?
*Important – the points in greyed-out text may be too difficult for you to judge at this stage in peer
review. However, it is still worth considering these if you feel you are able.

Criteria for grading – Peer review rubric	Peer review checklist
Articulation of ideas and concepts	 Are the aims/goals of the literature review included in the introduction? Is the research focus made clear?  Is there a conclusion to the review? Are main points summarised and future research directions suggested?
Written Review supports the theme of the research question.	 Is the nature of the material reviewed appropriate?  Are important authors/research papers included in the review?*  Is the coverage of the literature review sufficient (for the moment)? Are there any key items/areas overlooked?*
Provision of critical analysis or justification for pursuit of the research question.	 Has the work been synthesised providing coherent representation in the field? Or is the review pointing to previous work in a disconnected manner?  Is there a critical approach to literature (identifying important contributions, comparisons, strengths and weaknesses)?  Does the review show appropriate depth of thinking?
Logical order and structure – presentation of ideas	 How well is the literature review structured? Are the headings/sub-headings used appropriately to help the reader navigate the subject area?  Is there logical organisation and presentation of information?
Definition of terms and concepts – level of jargon	Is the quality of English expression and punctuation of an appropriate standard?
Turnitin	Is the quality of English expression and punctuation of an appropriate standard? Correct use of referencing system?
1. Appropriate references 2. Correct referencing	Correct use of referencing system?
Overall presentation (including spelling and grammatical errors)	Is the quality of English expression and punctuation of an appropriate standard?
1. Did you enjoy reading the review? 2. Did you learn something from the review?	This is actually the main overall goal of a literature review, although it is not articulated in the checklist explicitly.

Things to note:
Somethings appear multiple times in the alignment above.
You might think that some things may equally fit elsewhere in the list, and generally they will still be
placed appropriately.