Reduce your subject and select the papers accordingly consider your specific area of study. Think about in which field you are interested Talk to your professor, brainstorm, and read lecture notes and the latest issues of industry journals. Limit the scope to a smaller topic area.
- Search the literature Define source selection criteria (i.e., articles published between a specific time period, focusing on a specific geographic area, or using a specific method). Search the library database by keywords. References to recent articles and reviews can lead to other useful articles.
- Include any research that goes against your opinion: Read the selected articles thoroughly and evaluate them Evaluate and synthesize research results and conclusions. Note the following: Assumptions that some or most researchers seem to make • methodologies, testing procedures, topics, tested by researchers • experts in the field: names/laboratories often referred to • conflicting theories, results, methodologies • the popularity of theories and how this has not changed over time.
- Organize selected articles by searching for templates and developing subtopics Note the following: • Common / disputed findings • Important trends in research • The most influential theories Tip: If your literature review is extensive, find a large table area and place post-it notes or fill cards on it to organize all your files into categories. • Move them around if you decide that (a) they are better found in different headings, or (b) you need to create new topic headings. • Develop headings/subheadings that match the main themes and patterns you identify.
- Develop a thesis or purpose statement • Write a one- or two-sentence statement summarizing the conclusion you have reached on the main trends and developments observed in the research on your topic.
- Write the paper Track the organizational structure you developed above, including the headings and subheadings you created. Make sure that each section logically links to the previous and subsequent sections. Build sections by themes or subtopics, not by individual theorists or researchers.
- Check your work • View the topics of each song. If you just read these sentences, Do you find that your article has a clear, logically developed position from start to finish? The subject clauses of each paragraph must state the main points of your literature review. • Outline each section of the paper and decide whether to add information, delete irrelevant information, or reorganize sections. • Read your work aloud. This will help you better identify where you need punctuation to express pauses or divisions within sentences, where you have made grammatical errors, or where your sentences are unclear.
- As the purpose of the literature review is to show that the author is familiar with important professional literature on the chosen topic, check that you have covered all important, up-to-date, and relevant texts. In the sciences and some social sciences, it is important that your literature is fairly recent; this is not so important in the humanities.
- Make sure all references and references are correct and that you are referring to a specific field in an appropriate style. If you are not sure what style to use, ask your professor. • Check that you have not plagiarized either without identifying the source of the information or using words borrowed directly from the source.
The text should be written in a clear and concise academic style. It should be in easy to understand language means like everyday speech. There must be no grammatical or typographical errors. Expressions should work smoothly and logically.
