The phrase "after the first article" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a point in time or sequence that occurs following the initial article in a series or publication.
Example: "The discussion will continue after the first article has been published to gather more insights."
Alternatives: "following the initial article" or "subsequent to the first article".
In March, after the first article was published, I got a tip-off.
"The director of fundraising left after the first article came out, and then my other boss handed in her notice.
The framework for the emergency measures began to take shape shortly after the first article was published on Thursday, according to Alphonso B. David, counsel for the governor.
After the first article appeared, readers who were moved by Mrs. Messina's story offered to help her pay for a big party for Danny.
Comments have poured forth on the Web — 1,450 of them as of Thursday night — after the first article on the changes appeared in the Spanish newspaper El País at the beginning of the month.
After the first article appeared, Dr. Martin asked Ms. Smith to investigate the case, acknowledged publicly that the college had handled such episodes poorly, gave news media interviews and held a series of forums for students to express their concerns.
Four years after running the first article, the FCC has capped the cost of prison phone calls.
After writing the first article, Hines was attacked for not being more forthcoming regarding all the participants from both newspapers' reviewers (particularly from the Louisville Times) and Southern readers, which discouraged Hines from publishing any more accounts of the Northwest Conspiracy.
SPI Professional Editing Services Write Science Right An ISI Impact Factor can only be calculated two years after the first articles are published.
Though Mr. Wilson said that he had authorization to speak to the Libyans, he resigned in May 1986, two months after publication of the first article about his visit.
A spokesman for Gristede's, who declined to disclose how much the chain had spent on advertising in The News, said that the store withdrew its ads on Thursday morning after publication of the first article in a three-part series that relied, in part, on state inspection records.
