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  1. Types of Literature Review

    1. Narrative Literature Review. A narrative literature review, also known as a traditional literature review, involves analyzing and summarizing existing literature without adhering to a structured methodology. It typically provides a descriptive overview of key concepts, theories, and relevant findings of the research topic.

  2. Types of Reviews and Their Differences

    There are many types of literature reviews. The purposes of a literature review will vary, and the sources used in one will depend on the discipline and the review's topic. ... (e.g., history) would be different than another (e.g., medicine). Organization: a review can be organized the following ways: Topical or narrative: by subject or theme ...

  3. Literature Review: Types of literature reviews

    The common types of literature reviews will be explained in the pages of this section. Narrative or traditional literature reviews. Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) Scoping reviews. Systematic literature reviews. Annotated bibliographies. These are not the only types of reviews of literature that can be conducted.

  4. Types of reviews

    Types of reviews and examples. Definition: "A term used to describe a conventional overview of the literature, particularly when contrasted with a systematic review (Booth et al., 2012, p. 265). Characteristics: Example: Mitchell, L. E., & Zajchowski, C. A. (2022). The history of air quality in Utah: A narrative review.

  5. Types of Literature Reviews

    Rapid review. Assessment of what is already known about a policy or practice issue, by using systematic review methods to search and critically appraise existing research. Completeness of searching determined by time constraints. Time-limited formal quality assessment. Typically narrative and tabular.

  6. Types of Literature Review

    The choice of a specific type depends on your research approach and design. The following types of literature review are the most popular in business studies: Narrative literature review, also referred to as traditional literature review, critiques literature and summarizes the body of a literature. Narrative review also draws conclusions about ...

  7. Types of Literature Reviews

    Meeting the review family: exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 36 (3), 202-222. doi: 10.1111/hir.12276 << Previous: Decision Tools

  8. Literature Review Types, Taxonomies

    Within a review context it refers to a combination of review approaches for example combining quantitative with qualitative research or outcome with process studies. Narrative (Literature) Review - Generic term: published materials that provide examination of recent or current literature. Can cover wide range of subjects at various levels of ...

  9. Literature Review: The What, Why and How-to Guide

    What kinds of literature reviews are written? Narrative review: The purpose of this type of review is to describe the current state of the research on a specific topic/research and to offer a critical analysis of the literature reviewed. Studies are grouped by research/theoretical categories, and themes and trends, strengths and weakness, and gaps are identified.

  10. Literature Reviews, Introduction to Different Types of

    The State-of-the-Art Review is conducted periodically, with a focus on the most recent research. It describes what is currently known, understood, or agreed upon regarding the research topic, and highlights where are there still disagreements. Source: Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and ...

  11. Types of Literature Reviews

    Listed below are definitions of types of literature reviews: Argumentative Review. This form examines literature selectively in order to support or refute an argument, deeply embedded assumption, or philosophical problem already established in the literature. The purpose is to develop a body of literature that establishes a contrarian viewpoint.

  12. How to Conduct a Literature Review: Types of Literature Reviews

    The University of Southern California created a summarized list of the various types of literature reviews, reprinted here: Argumentative Review; This form examines literature selectively in order to support or refute an argument, deeply imbedded assumption, or philosophical problem already established in the literature.

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    A literature review provides an overview of what's been written about a specific topic. It is a generic term. There are many different types of literature reviews which can cover a wide range of subjects at various levels of completeness and comprehensiveness.

  14. Literature Review

    Types of Literature Review are as follows: Narrative literature review: This type of review involves a comprehensive summary and critical analysis of the available literature on a particular topic or research question. It is often used as an introductory section of a research paper. Systematic literature review: This is a rigorous and ...

  15. Research Guides: Literature Reviews: Choosing a Type of Review

    LITERATURE REVIEW. Often used as a generic term to describe any type of review. More precise definition: Published materials that provide an examination of published literature. Can cover wide range of subjects at various levels of comprehensiveness. Identifies gaps in research, explains importance of topic, hypothesizes future work, etc.

  16. 14 Types Of Literature Review

    4 Major Types Of Literature Review. The four major types include, Narrative Review, Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Scoping Review. These are known as the major ones because they're like the "go-to" methods for researchers in academic and research circles.

  17. Types of Reviews

    There are many types of reviews --- narrative reviews, scoping reviews, systematic reviews, integrative reviews, umbrella reviews, rapid reviews and others --- and it's not always straightforward to choose which type of review to conduct.These Review Navigator tools (see below) ask a series of questions to guide you through the various kinds of reviews and to help you determine the best choice ...

  18. Literature review

    A literature review is an overview of the previously published works on a topic. ... George et al (2023) [5] offer an extensive overview of review approaches and describe six different types of review, each with their own unique purpose. First, the exploratory or scoping review which focuses on broadness as opposed to depth. Second, the ...

  19. Types of Literature Reviews

    The checklist contains 20 essential reporting items and 2 optional items to include when completing a scoping review. Scoping reviews serve to synthesize evidence and assess the scope of literature on a topic. Among other objectives, scoping reviews help determine whether a systematic review of the literature is warranted.

  20. Types of Review Articles

    Types of Literature Reviews: Critically Appraised Topic (CATs) : A critically appraised topic (or CAT) is a short summary of evidence on a topic of interest, usually focused around a clinical question. A CAT is like a shorter and less rigorous version of a systematic review, summarizing the best available research evidence on a topic.

  21. A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated

    Different types of reviews. ... As such, it can be used for many different types of literature review, with differing degrees of systematicity. In the early days of systematic reviews, the term 'overview' was used synonymously with 'systematic review' to describe that particular approach. As a consequence, the value of the term within a ...

  22. Types of Reviews

    This site explores different review methodologies such as, systematic, scoping, realist, narrative, state of the art, meta-ethnography, critical, and integrative reviews. The LITR-EX site has a health professions education focus, but the advice and information is widely applicable. Types of Reviews. Review the table to peruse review types and ...

  23. Research Guides: Types of Reviews: Common Types of Reviews

    Narrative Review. AKA Literature Reviews; Looks at literature across a specific topic; Synthesizes what you have learned; Can involve one specific database, or across multiple databases; Don't need to be a subject expert, but should have a pretty good concept of the topic once completed. Scoping Review. Knowledge synthesis that follows a ...

  24. What are the different types of review?

    Literature, or narrative, reviews provide an overview of what is known about a particular topic. They evaluate the material, rather than simply restating it, but the methods used to do this are not usually prespecified and they are not described in detail in the review. The search might be comprehensive but it does not aim to be exhaustive.

  25. 2. Review discipline styles

    The best way to become familiar with lit reviews in your field of study is to look at published journal articles and note how they present the information. Here are a few examples of articles which contain a literature review section of the article. The Sawesi et al. article is a systematic review article. Click on the links at the end of each ...

  26. Title page setup

    2 Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University. Author note. Place the author note in the bottom half of the title page. Center and bold the label "Author Note." Align the paragraphs of the author note to the left. For further information on the contents of the author note, see Section 2.7 of the Publication ...

  27. Associations of family socioeconomic indicators and physical activity

    Background Family socioeconomic indicators (education, occupation, and household income) are key determinants influencing children's physical activity (PA). This study aims to systematically review the current research about the association between family socioeconomic indicators and PA among primary school-aged children and to quantify the distribution of reported associations by childs ...