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The Literature Review (also known as the Narrative Review)

A libguide providing tips, tutorials, and resources to aid Duquesne University students writing a literature review (also known as a narrative review).

Resources

Here you will find more resources, including examples, to help you navigate the literature review process.

Example Narrative Reviews

Example Reviews

One way to find narrative reviews are through dissertations. For help searching for dissertations, check out this LibGuide.

The Change in Representation of Women in Perfume Advertisements With Respect to Power

Written by Duquesne University student Rasika More. Review begins on page 1.

Effects of Cell Phones on Student Lecture Note Taking and Test Taking Performance

Written by Columbia University student Joseph Tarantino. Review begins on page 5.

Ethnicity-related stereotypes and their impacts on medical students: A critical narrative review of health professions education literature

Written by Bandyopadhyaya, et al. Review begins in the Introduction.

Publishing Reviews

Publishing Reviews

  1. Identify target journals that might publish the review
  2. Check aims & scope and instructions for authors to see if they publish narrative reviews (make sure to check for any any special formatting notes)
  3. Look at narrative reviews published in target journals to see if your review would fit

For more information on publishing, see our libguides on the topic:

Quality Assessment Tool

Before publishing, consider utilizing a new quality assessment tool for narrative reviews: SANRA - a scale for the quality assessment of narrative review articles