Writing a literature review

Winchester, C. and Salji, M. (2016) Writing a literature review. Journal of Clinical Urology, 9(5), pp. 308-312. (doi: 10.1177/2051415816650133)

Abstract

Formal literature reviews are a critical appraisal of a subject and are not only an academic requirement but essential when planning a research project and for placing research findings into context. Understanding the landscape in which you are working will enable you to make a valuable contribution to your field. Writing a literature review requires a range of skills to gather, sort, evaluate and summarise peer-reviewed published data into a relevant and informative unbiased narrative. Digital access to research papers, academic texts, review articles, reference databases and public data sets are all sources of information that are available to enrich your review.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work was supported by Cancer Research UK (grant number A17196) and the Medical Research Council (grant number 70128).
• Keywords: Urology, Surgery
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Salji, Dr Mark and Winchester, Dr Catherine
• Authors: Winchester, C., and Salji, M.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
• Journal Name: Journal of Clinical Urology
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• ISSN: 2051-4158
• ISSN (Online): 2051-4166
• Published Online: 16 May 2016
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2016 British Association of Urological Surgeons
• First Published: First published in Journal of Clinical Urology 9(5):308-312
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher