Literature review

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Overview[edit | edit source]

A literature review is a synthesis of past academic discussion and research findings.

Primary and secondary research[edit | edit source]

Literature reviews can be considered secondary research, which may then lead on to original research (primary research). Sometimes the boundary between primary and secondary research is not clear (e.g., a critical review of previously published ideas and data can lead to the discovery of new ideas).

Types[edit | edit source]

Literature reviews can be[1]:

  1. Scoping (Munn et al., 2018)
  2. Traditional or narrative
  3. Systematic (Munn et al., 2018)
  4. Meta-analytic
  5. Meta-synthesis

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Munn, Z., Peters, M.D.J., Stern, C. et al. (2018). Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach. BMC Med Res Methodol 18(143). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0611-x