Questions tagged [literature-review]
Questions about evaluating the current state of research on a topic by searching published material.
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What is important when creating a set of research notes
In the process of trying to improve my efficiency I came across this question (which recently appeared in the active section): What are the efficient ways of keeping track of research literature?
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How to design research questions for a literature review?
I have to conduct a literature review for research topic. The plan is to add this as the first chapter of my doctoral dissertation, get the scoping and state of the art about topic, and preferably get ...
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What is the difference between Survey, SMS, and SLR
I wonder if there is actual difference among a survey, systematic mapping study, and a systematic literature review? All of them involve three main phases: specifying research questions and search ...
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Is Utilizing AI Tools for Conducting Literature Reviews in Academic Research Advisable?
Recently, I've come across various AI tools that claim to assist in conducting literature reviews by quickly summarizing research papers, identifying key themes, and even suggesting relevant ...
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Equivalents of PubMed in other fields
I work in biomedical sciences, and whenever I need to look up an article - or find recent references about a certain field of biology - I just go to PubMed, because it collects information from the ...
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How do I systematically identify and select literature?
I want to do a content analysis on particular content published in current textbooks in my discipline specific to my country. For example, Canadian political science textbooks.
I’m not sure how to ...
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Skim reading for the literature review?
I am currently working on the literature review for an article. I am a rather slow reader and thus writing the lit review section usually takes me a lot of time. I also tend to read things in full, i....
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Should I include papers in a literature review that might overshadow my own results?
I'm composing a literature review on the use of air bubbling carriers in direct contact membrane distillation. I've encountered various papers with promising findings, some of which might overshadow ...
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How to read papers without falling into a rabbit hole?
Often while reading a paper, I will see a citation that that seems more relevant than my current one. I'll switch to the new paper, only to experience a similar feeling. Or maybe I need to look ...
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How to efficiently get a scoping for a research topic?
Imagine you're attending a conference and your team has a novel research idea that combines concepts X and Y. While you're an expert in X, you lack knowledge about Y. However, a strong understanding ...
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Should we update time periods in a Bibliometric analysis even after completing it, if it's found to be generating biased results due to recent study?
Suppose a bibliometric analysis was conducted to uncover new research discoveries, but it was later discovered that similar kinds of research had already been carried out. In such a scenario, what ...
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How to recognize research paper from a literature review in the article missing headings?
In certain humanity fields articles are published without headings like Introduction, Methods, or Results. They usually do not describe literature research methodology (as it is probably always the ...
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Conducting a systematic literature review and paywalls
I am writing a systematic literature review but I was wondering how to handle papers which fit the inclusion criteria but are hidden behind paywalls.
Is it ok to exclude them and state as an ...
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Would Making My Literature Review Open Source Be Beneficial to Others in Academia? [closed]
I am currently working on a comprehensive literature review for a paper in my field of study. As I delve deeper into this project, I am considering the possibility of making the literature review open ...
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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.
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