Establishing the credibility of an article
Establishing the credibility of an article refers to subjecting the material in question through an evaluation process that is used to vet the reliability of the content, perspectives, and agendas it propagates. The sections that follow will use an empirical study to illustrate the application of various factors used to establish the credibility of a source. Consequently, the paper will demonstrate that the featured article by Karthik & Vasumathi (2018) is a reliable source.
The first factor used to evaluate the credibility of a source is the expertise of the article’s author in the subject addressed by the particular source (Libncsu, 2015). The material chosen to illustrate the factor is titled “An Empirical Study of Organizational Culture Dimensions impacting Employee’s Performance in IT Industry, Tamilnadu” by Karthik & Vasumathi. The first author of the article, Karthik, M., is a research scholar at VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu (Karthik & Vasumathi, 2017). Being a research scholar, Karthik is qualified in his role as an author since the article is an empirical study (Karthik & Vasumathi, 2017). Moreover, Vasumathi, A. is also a qualified author since he is an associate professor in the VIT University’s Business school since the article addresses a topic within the realm of the business discipline.
Another factor used to ascertain the credibility of an article is its publisher (Libncsu, 2015). The piece chosen in this scenario was published by a scholarly journal, namely, “the International Journal of Engineering & Technology” (Karthik & Vasumathi, 2017). Moreover, since the article is peer-reviewed, one can expect that the journal’s publishing body subjected it to a review that identified and helped eliminate various forms of bias before publishing it (Libncsu, 2015). Consequently, it is not impacted by either intentional or unintentional bias from its authors.
Finally, the credibility of the article is partially established by reviewing its publication date (Libncsu, 2015). Since literature grows over time, even sources that were considered credible during past periods can lose their credibility if their contents become outdated. However, the source featured in the paper’s illustration was published in the year 2017 (Karthik & Vasumathi, 2017). Consequently, its contents are still valid since it was produced within a short frame of time when its contents as still applicable in the present context.
The sections discussed above have played an instrumental role in illustrating various factors used to evaluate a source to establish its credibility. The first factor is the expertise of its authors in the paper’s subject or disciplinary area. The second factor is the quality and credibility of its publisher. Besides, the publication date is also essential in the evaluation of a source’s credibility.