This document provides guidance on writing a review paper. It explains that a review paper succinctly analyzes and synthesizes published work on a specific topic. The document outlines the typical sections of a review paper, including an abstract, introduction, related work/literature survey, outcome of the review, and conclusion. It also discusses selecting a topic, conducting a literature survey, writing each section, and citing references. The goal is to help readers understand what a review paper entails and how to effectively write one.

1. Dr. Manjunath Kotari
Professor & Head - CSE
Alva’s Institute of Engineering & Technology, Moodbidri
Review Paper Template
& Literature Survey
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2. Contents
• 1. Information About Review
• 2. Sources for Review Paper
• 3. How to start Review Paper
• 4. Format of Review Paper
• 5. Case Study of Literature Survey
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3. What is a review paper ???
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4. “succinct review of a specific topic
that provide sufficient and in-depth
interpretation and synthesis of
published work.”
A review paper is a..
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5. Resolve definitional ambiguities and outline the
scope of the topic.
Provide an integrated, synthesized overview of
the current state of knowledge.
Identify inconsistencies in prior results and
potential explanations (e.g., measures and
approaches).
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6. Evaluate existing methodological approaches and
unique insights.
Develop conceptual frameworks to reconcile and
extend past research.
Describe research insights, existing gaps, and
future research directions.
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Review paper
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8. Importance of Review Papers
• Teaching institute to Research institute
• Career advancement / Promotion
• Assessing quality of person
• Recognition
• Competition
• Publish or Perish
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10. Answer:
Conference and Journals.
Springer Journals
ELSIEVIER Journals
Books, White / Review Papers
 Patents
Web materials etc.,
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12. 1. Domain selection
2. Selection of topic
3. Download papers and materials
4. Literature survey
5. Write in your own words about
10 to 15 lines for each paper
Answer:
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14. Answer:
1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. Related Work/Literature Survey
4. Outcome of Review
5. Conclusion
6. References
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15. How to write ABSTRACT
Covers the following academic elements
Background
Purpose and Focus
Methods
Results
Conclusions
The essence of the whole paper
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16. Structured Abstract
• Purpose
• Design/methodology/approach
• Findings
• Originality / Value
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17. How to write Introduction
Introduces the paper and foregrounds issues for discussion.
Background
Purpose
Proposition
Outline of the key issues
Scope
Motivation
Introduction covers
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18. Objectives
•Important and pivotal section.
•Should be stated very clearly
•Specific, Achievable and Measurable.
•Too many objectives to be avoided
•Presented in the appropriate order of
importance
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19. Methodology
• Way to systematically solve the research problem.
• It may be understood as a science of studying
how research is done scientifically
• It is essential to discuss procedures clearly and
completely with considerable amount of details
• Study design
• Study population / Sampling specifications
• Sample size needed
• Instrumentation
• Specific procedures
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20. Literature Survey
A description of the publication
A summary of the publication's main points
A discussion of gaps in research
An evaluation of the publication's
contribution to the topic
The basic components of a literature review include:
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21. Common Steps of Review papers
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22. Introduction Vs Conclusion
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23. Conclusion
• Provides closure for the reader while reminding the
reader of the contents and importance of the paper.
• Accomplishes this by stepping back from the specifics
in order to view the bigger picture of the document.
• A conclusion does not introduce new ideas; instead, it
should clarify the intent and importance of the paper.
• Suggest a possible future research on the topic.
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24. References
• Grosan, C., Abraham, A. (2007). Hybrid evolutionary algorithms:
Methodologies, architectures, and reviews. Studies in Computational
Intelligence, 75: 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73297-6_1
• Neal Bastek.. (1994 - 2012). Review Essays for the Biological sciences.
• Writing@CSU. Colorado State University. Available at
https://writing.colostate.edu/guides/guide.cfm?guideid=79.
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