Literature review
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]:
- Scoping (Munn et al., 2018)
- Traditional or narrative
- Systematic (Munn et al., 2018)
- Meta-analytic
- Meta-synthesis
See also
[edit | edit source]- Formulating literature reviews (UC-Pharmacy-Research Wikiversity)
- Literature review (Wikipedia)
- Literature review (UC-Pharmacy-Research Wikiversity)
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