The phrase "an article to that effect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a written piece that supports or confirms a particular statement or idea.
Example: "The committee released an article to that effect, clarifying their stance on the issue."
Alternatives: "a report to that effect" or "a document to that effect."
Volvo said there was "absolutely no scientific proof" that the magnetic fields posed any risks and cited an article to that effect that was published this week by four Swedish professors.
If he feels there are problems with it, and wants to write an article to that effect, cool.
An article to that effect had been suppressed, claimed the journalists, by the paper's owners on the grounds that it was an invastion of privacy.
Pan Yue, a reformist official, wrote a newspaper article to that effect entitled, "The religious views of the Communist Party must keep up with the times".
The Huffington Post had an article to this effect on April 6 , 2012that drew over 500 comments.
The original version of this article included a line to that effect.
Clearly, this cannot be Tree of Life sensu Darwin because in the 19th century (and for much of the 20th century as well), the very idea of evolving genes and genomes did not exist, and so the Tree of Life hypothesis could not have been properly explicated (the authors of this article do make a note to that effect).
After reading a New Yorker article to this effect, Brian Foo, a.k.a.a
Judge Bybee said he was issuing a statement following reports that he had regrets over his role in the memorandums, including an article in The Washington Post on Saturday to that effect.
Dana Goldman, an economist at the University of Southern California, for example, was quoted to that effect in an article in The New York Times.
Kristy decided to try to interest New York magazine in an article about the effect on kids who appear in unflattering YouTube videos.
