This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. A literature review is a document or section of a document that collects key sources on a topic and discusses those sources in ...

What is a literature review? A literature review is a comprehensive study and interpretation of the literature (articles, studies, journals) for a specific topic (Aveyard 2014). The primary role of ...

Neal Robert Haddaway works for the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change. He receives funding from the Alexander von Humboldt ...

What is the difference between a systematic literature review and a meta-analysis? A systematic literature review seeks to gather and synthesise all relevant data, whether clinical or non-clinical, ...

What is a Literature Review? A literature review is an essential component of academic research, particularly at the postgraduate level. Whilst there are various types of literature reviews, it ...

Researchers regularly review the literature that's generated by others in their field. This is an integral part of day-to-day research: finding relevant research, reading and digesting the main ...