Questions tagged [literature-review]
Questions about evaluating the current state of research on a topic by searching published material.
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In which sections of a paper can I find literature reviews?
I would like to practice writing lit review from reading other papers and looking at the style of writing. Where usually are the review sections found in papers? Is it the "Introduction" Section, for ...
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Is including an own paper in the literature review a bad practice?
I am writing an article on a rarely researched topic in my field - 4-5 articles exist, as far as I know. I recently published a related article, still making this topic a rarely researched one.
Would ...
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How to write a good PhD literature review?
I am in the early stages of my PhD and I am trying to put together a literature review of my topic. My intention is that this review will eventually be included in my thesis, something like "the ...
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How to review similar academic papers for a literature review?
In writing a literature review, assume you have the paper X and the paper Y. The two are similar in the study and the results. How can I write a review in this case?
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Should I paraphrase or quotes definitions?
In the literature review when I have many definitions from the literature can I paraphrase them or do I have to put them in quotes as they are?
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How to reference studies mentioned in a paper without having to read the original papers?
I'm review the literature at the moment. Now I'm reading a paper that mention other studies. How can I reference them without reading the original papers?
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Deep reading or just skimming and scanning?
In order to write a lit review from papers which I already have, should I read all those papers deeply and summarize them, or can I just skim and scan and just pick the information that I need to ...
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Where to describe the pros and cons of the related work in a paper?
I just start writing a paper. This is also my first time doing so.
I have a problem describing the pros and cons of the related literature. I am not sure where I should place them.
Some of the ...
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A systematic review already exists in the literature. When is a newer one required?
Suppose that a systematic review on a topic X was published some (3-8) years ago by someone else, and it is currently still a useful source for what has been made before it was published. However, ...
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How to start writing a literature review?
I have 2 months where I should write the literature review for my PhD thesis. However, I don't know how to write one.
In general terms, what would be a good way to start the literature review? For ...
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How should I write literature review for a paper that is an extension of my own research paper?
I am a Masters student in Computer Science. I am planning to write two papers. The first is based on computer simulation and queuing theory. I have written its literature review and everything else. ...
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How can I do a literature review efficiently?
For a new project I want to compile a literature review to determine the state of the art and possible approaches to start with.
Last time I adhered to the following scheme, but it felt very ...
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