Article Review Go directly to About Article Reviews Format of Each Article Review One-page Article Review Summary (3rd Review Only) (Due by November 18, Friday, 5:00 PM) Article Review Presentation (3rd Review Only) (November 21, Monday) About Article Reviews     A requirement of this course is that each student writes three article reviews from refereed technical journals in the area of water quality planning/management/modeling and related topic areas. First and second article reviews will be based on articles designated by the instructor. Review on these articles will be due on one week cycle. Third article review will be based on an article of your choice from any refereed technical journal that deals with the water quality management and related areas. Thus it would provide you a nice opportunity to choose a topic area that you're genuinely interested in. If you are not sure whether the article that you consider is acceptable or not, pleaes verify with Dr. Yoon. Course Timeline In these reviews, I'd expect A succinct summary of the article demonstrating your understanding of topic(s) discussed in the article. This summary part should not exceed more than 15-20% of your review. Your own critical comments on the article, i.e., What was particularly insightful about the article and why do you think so What was lacking or incorrect in your opinion How does topic(s) tie in with concepts/methodology discussed in class Any conclusion(s) in the article that counters to your expectation (and why), etc. Particularly, I want you to prove to yourself and to me that you really have thought about the topic(s) in article and produce something beyond what the author(s) had told you. This is exactly why we read journal articles for research. If you do not question, it is highly unlikely that you really learn any from the article. Also, the best way to really learn from/understand a journal article is to "follow the trace backward" -- carefully review the reference section listed in the article, identify and read key references that the article was evolved from and based upon. (this is called "re-search") Format of Each Article Review     For your 3rd Article Review, don't forget to attach a copy of the article to your review. Please use following format guidelines for all your article reviews; Using your favorite wordprocessor (i,e., Word, WordPerfect, etc.), no smaller than 11-point San Serif font (i.e., Times Roman or similar font) with 1.5 line spacing, justified with at least 1-inch margins at top, bottom, and sides on good quality white Letter size paper 8.5"x11" (21.5 x 28 cm). Each page should be numbered in the bottom, aligned right using your last name and numeral combination. (i.e., Yoon 1, Yoon 2, and so forth). Use correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and syntax. Spelling and hyphenation of compound words follow the unabridged Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Figures and Tables, if you include any, should be placed in the main text body, not in separate pages or Appendix. "I" is boring, avoid starting sentences using terms such as "I" or "My." Also avoid gender-specific words such as "he," "she," "his," "her," and "hers." Use words such as "author," "discusser," and "researcher" instead. Remember, accute opinionedness and incompetency are always mutually inclusive. Title of the article, author(s), year, journal name, and vol./no./page of the article you're reviewing should be at the top of second page (presuming that you have a cover page). If you are not including the cover page, put such information at the top of the first page. Please use a proper format for referring your article. Your review should start from a brief Summary of the article. Summary section should be a single paragraph (150 words or fewer) stating the nature of the problem, author's core problem conceptualization used in the aritcle, assumption(s) and limitation(s) and the final conclusion/recommendation. DO NOT reiterate every single element of the article -- readers can always revisit the article if necessary. Summary section will then be followed by your own comments/conclusions -- critical and creative comments; what was particularly insightful about the article, what was lacking or incorrect, how does it tie in with concepts/methods discussed in class, any conclusions counter to your expectations, what would you do if you were conducting the same research, etc. This is the reason why you're reviewing the article. If you do not question, it is very unlikely that you really understand/learn any from the article/research. For reference(s), if you used any to support your discussion/comments (i.e., in your main text body), use complete and accurate reference formats. Omissions, discrepancies in the spelling of names, errors in titles, and incorrect dates must be avoided. Do not put references in footnote nor 'numbered' reference index. For multiple authors, use following formats; single author (Alerich, 2001) two author (Marks and Bormann, 2005) more than two authors (Megahan et al., 2002) multiple references -- start from recent one (Alerich, 2003; Megahan et al., 1996; Marks and Bormann, 1985) the same author with multiple references -- start from recent one (Alerich, 2003;2001;1998;1997a;1997b;1995) For listing reference(s) in the References section which should be at the end of your article review, use standard format shown below. Omissions, discrepancies in the spelling of names, errors in titles, and incorrect dates must be avoided. In case that if there's more than one authors, the proper format convention is; Last_name(1), Initials(1), Initials(2), Last_name(2), Initials(3), Last_name(3), . . . and Initials(n), Last_name(n), (Year), Title, Source, Vol.(No.):page-page. single author Alerich, J.K. two author Marks, W.L. and M.S. Bormann three authors or more more Megahan, D.D., M.S. Bormann and J.K. Alerich See more Reference examples below. Materials from Internet webpages are not regarded as legitimate references. If you'd like to refer material(s) that you found in Internet, identify the original source and author(s) information, then refer it instead of merely listing URI(s) or webpage address(es). Else do not use them (=URI) in your references. Standard Formats for References section Abstract Yoon, J., (2015), Optimal Site Characterization and Selection Criteria for Oyster Restoration using Multicolinear Factorial Water Quality Approach, General Oceanography II, OS31A-1981, Am. Geophysical Union (AGU). Book Montgomery, D.C. and G.C. Runger, (2014), Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, 6th Ed., John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-1-118-53971-2. Book Chapter Yoon, J. (2007) Chapter I. Introduction, Application of GIS Technologies in Port Facilities and Operations Management, Wright, N.T. and J. Yoon, Ed.,`ASCE Technical White Paper, ASCE Ports and Harbors Committee/COPRI Committee, GIS Subcommittee, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, Virginia, ISBN: 0784408696. Journal Article Park, K. and J. Yoon, (2015), Monitoring for Spatiotemporal Estuarine Chlorophyll using MODIS and In-situ Characteristics, Journal of Environmental Engineering (JEE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), J. Environ. Eng., 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000928, 0401500. Proceedings and Conference Papers Shahvari, A. and J. Yoon, (2014), Comparative Study on Advective-Dispersive Mixing Plume Characterization Models for Estimating Spatiotemporal Brine Dilution from Desalination Process, In 2nd Annual Symposium on Desalination and Water Reuse, Concentrate Management Session 1, 2014 ASCE EWRI Congress, Portland, OR, June 1-5, 2014. Report Yoon, J., (2008), Calibration of a Three-Dimensional, Numerical Hydrodynamic Model of the Mattaponi Tidal Estuary, Virginia , City of Newport News, Grant No. 781041 & 781049. One-page Article Review Summary (3rd Review Only)     A Template for One-page 3rd Article Review Summary (Microsoft Word; 25KB) Make it sure to e-mail one-page summary of your 3rd article review summary to Dr. Yoon, no later than November 18 (Friday) 5:00 PM, in a Microsoft Word file format. These summaries will be put together into the proceedings of 3rd Article Review Presentation and will be distributed via e-mail on November 20 (Sunday). (so that you can read and prepare questions related to other presentations in advance) Each one-page summary should contain; Reviewer's name Title of the article that you reviewed Author(s) of the article Date of the article Source of the article Three keywords best describing the article Summary of the article (150 words max.) Your Comments/Discussion Also, be sure to e-mail a PDF file of your 3rd article, together with your one-page summary. When you're e-mailing your one-page summary, please name it as 'xxx_wqmg_fa2016_review_summary.doc' where 'xxx' is your last name. For example, a 3rd article review summary filename from a student "John Adams" would be adams_wqmg_fa2016_3rd_review_summary.doc and correspondingly, name your 3rd article as adams_wqmg_fa2016_3rd_review_article.pdf Article Review Presentation (3rd Review Only)     You'll give an about 15-minute presentation of your third article review to the class on November 21 (Monday). Each student shall prepare a PowerPoint presentation (no more than 5-7 slides) for third article review presentation. For presentation tips, here's an old WEF paper you may find still helpful. How to give a really lousy technical presentation You would bring your powerpoint presentation in a thumb drive to minimize any logistical delay during presentations. Your article review presentation will be scored based on instructor's and students' peer evaluation scores. ©2026 J. Yoon