This document outlines the 12 steps involved in conducting a systematic literature review, including building a review team, developing a protocol, formulating a review question, defining inclusion and exclusion criteria, searching studies, selecting studies, assessing study quality, extracting data, analyzing and synthesizing studies, presenting results, interpreting results, and disseminating findings. It was written by Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood of the University of the Punjab to provide guidance on best practices for a systematic literature review.

1. Systematic Literature Review:
Steps Involved
PROF. DR. KHALID MAHMOOD
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB

2. Steps to an SLR
Build a review
team
Develop a
protocol
Formulate a
review
question
Define
inclusion and
exclusion
criteria
Search studies
Select studies
Assess study
quality
Extract data
Analyze and
synthesize
studies
Present results Interpret results
Disseminate
findings

3. Best of luck for your
research endeavors!
Please ask questions or give your
feedback in the comments
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