# Literature Review Guide

1. Define the review question and inclusion criteria.
2. Select relevant scholarly databases and search terms.
3. Record search strings, filters, and search dates.
4. Screen titles, abstracts, and full texts consistently.
5. Evaluate source quality and methodological limitations.
6. Organize studies by themes, methods, findings, or chronology.
7. Compare evidence instead of summarizing papers individually.
8. Identify agreements, contradictions, limitations, and research gaps.
9. Connect the identified gap to your research objectives.
10. Maintain a complete reference library and verify every citation.