3. A literature review is the evaluation
and analysis of the available
research papers written in the same
subject area
4. What are the objectives of writing a literature
review?
5. 1. To survey the published
papers in your area of study
2. To evaluate the available
information on the research
topic
3. To critically analyze the
information
4. To identify the gaps in the
literature
6. Why write a literature review?
1. To help authors understand the topic of
research
2. To find out whether or not the topic is
relevant
3. To help authors develop new ideas
8. Narrative literature review: It presents a critical
and objective analysis of the literature and helps
the author to identify the research gaps or
inconsistencies.
9. Systematic literature review: It
provides a complete &
exhaustive summary of current
evidence relevant to a research
question.
10. Argumentative literature review:
It is written to present an
argument either against or in
favor of a paper that has already
been published.
11. Integrative literature review: Its
objective is to construct a new
research framework by gathering
and synthesizing available evidence
about a topic.