What is it:
A primary research article?
A review article (which surveys, summarizes, and gives context to primary research articles on a specific topic)?
A dissertation?
...etc?
Is it relevant to your specific topic, does it give you useful background information, or use a methodology you could use or adapt to your project?
Does publication date matter? If so, is it in an appropriate date range?
Watch for other terms that you can search with that might bring back other results