Important!
Always check the guidelines set by your lecturer or supervisor or consult the instructions for authors (for journal articles) when conducting your literature review.
Literature reviews in different disciplines
Different disciplines have different requirements and styles for their literature reviews.
Become familiar with the style used in your discipline
Look at literature reviews published in your field. See our tips on finding literature reviews in the next section.
Literature review information for your subject area
- SAGE research methods onlineContains resources on literature reviews for different disciplines.
1. Click Browse and choose your discipline, or
2. Search for "literature review" and limit to your discipline.
Science and engineering
Writing for science and engineeringPublication Date: 2013Chaper 4 describes the steps in the process of putting together an effective literature review either as a self-standing document or as a component of another document such as a thesis or major report.
Communicating sciencePublication Date: 2016A textbook and reference on scientific writing. Includes recommendations on preparing conference posters.
So, You Have to Write a Literature Review by Publication Date: 2020So, You Have to Write a Literature Review presents a dynamic and practical method in which engineering students can learn to write literature reviews.
- Systematic quantitative literature reviewThis method, developed by the Griffith University School of Environment, is used to produce reliable, quantifiable and reproducible results.
- Report writing guide for engineers (PDF, 948 KB)A guide to developing technical report writing skills for engineers.
Health and behavioural sciences
Health sciences literature review made easy by ISBN: 9781284115192Publication Date: 2017The goal of this text is to serve as a resource for students who need a practical, step-by-step set of instructions for how to organize, conduct, and write a synthesis of literature on a topic of their choice.
Doing a literature review in health and social care by Publication Date: 2019Demystifies literature reviewing and answers the questions about how to tackle the process.
