Research Guides: Applied Behavioral Analysis: How to Write a Literature Review: Traditional or Narrative Literature Review

Other types of literature reviews

A traditional or narrative review is one type of review. Others include:

systematic review
integrative review
scoping review

For more information on various types of reviews:

A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies
Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 26(2), 91-108. doi:10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x

Traditional or narrative literature review

This guide addresses how to prepare a traditional or narrative literature review.

Why is a literature review important?

“The primary purpose of a literature review is to summarize evidence on a topic – to sum up what is known and what is not known.” (Polit & Beck, 2018, p. 107)

Polit, D.F., & Beck, C.T. (2018). Essentials of nursing research: Appraising evidence for nursing practice. (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer

Ten Simple Rules for Writing a Literature Review

Ten Simple Rules for Writing a Literature Review

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This Guide was created by Carolyn Swidrak (retired).