Review articles
Review articles
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Provide an analysis on other articles about a central topic;
Considered a secondary source;
Provide overview of central topic;
Three main types:
Literature reviews
Systematic reviews
Meta-analyses
Main Types
Main Types
Literature reviews
Literature reviews
Written overview of major writings and other sources on a selected topic (Concordia University)
Systematic reviews
Systematic reviews
a review of a clearly formulated question that uses systematic and reproducible methods to identify, select and critically appraise all relevant research, and to collect and analyse data from the studies that are included in the review. (Curtin University)
Meta-analyses
Meta-analyses
Statistically combine the results of quantitative studies to provide a more precise effect of the results (University of Manitoba)
Key Terms
Key Terms
Review articles often have titles that include word "review" or phrases like "systemic review," "review of literature", or "literature review." Other terms you may see include . . .
Systemic Review
Narrative or Literature Review
Questionnaire or Survey
Scoping Reviews
Meta-analysis
Critical review
Meta-Syntheses
Differences
Available literature
Categorized
Search methods
Mapping
Retrieval methods
Searching, Screening, Keywording
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Purpose
Purpose
Analyze previous research
Research
Research
Research is based on analysis of previously published scholarly literature.
Writing
Writing
Scholarly literature presented to provide overview of central topic's most current and accepted information.
Analysis
Analysis
Reports on commonalities & discrepancies between chosen studies
Analysis of gaps or problems within available literature
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