Evaluation of Scholarly Sources

In my previous post, I evaluated general sources pertaining to my controversy: cloning. In this post, I will evaluate scholarly sources from the JSTOR database.

Source 1: Keeping up with the Cloneses: Issues in Human Cloning

1. What is its purpose? This article aims to debunk what the author considers to be real concerns about cloning.
2. How and where was it published? This is an article in The Journal of Ethics Vol 3, No. 1 published in 1999 by Springer. Springer in recognized as one of the top publishers in the scientific fields. They have offices in New York, Germany, and The Netherlands.
3. What kinds of sources does it cite? This article sites journals, polls and news articles.
4. Who is the author? The author is Bernard E. Rollin. He is a professor of philosophy, animal sciences, and biomedical sciences at Colorado State University.
5. Who is the intended audience? The intended audience is anyone that wants to read up on the cloning debate. This article presents arguments from both sides but tries to debunk the anti-cloning side of the argument, therefore one cannot conclude that that side was properly represented.
6. How did I find this? I found this article on the JSTOR database.

Source 2: Demographic Profile of States with Human Cloning Laws: Morality Policy Meets Political Economy

1. What is its purpose? This article seeks do determine a trend between the demographics of people in a state and their laws pertaining to human cloning.
2. How and where was it published? This is published in a compilation of works called Politics and The Life Sciences Vol. 26, No. 1 by the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences at Utah State University.
3. What kinds of sources does it cite? This article cites news articles, journals, and US government statistics.
4. Who is the author? Bonnie Stabile wrote this article. She is an assistant professor for the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University.
5. Who is the intended audience? The intended audience is anyone researching the subject of cloning. The article states interesting findings linking policy and moral bases of various populations.
6. How did I find this? I found this article on the JSTOR database.

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