Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review

Reviewing the literature is an essential part of every research project. This book takes you step-by-step through the process of approaching your literature review systematically, applying systematic principles to a wide range of literature review types. Through numerous examples, case studies, and exercises, the book covers often neglected areas of literature review such as concept analysis, scoping, and mapping.

The book includes practical tools for supporting the various stages of the review process, including:

• Managing your literature review
• Searching the literature
• Assessing the quality of the literature
• Synthesizing qualitative and/or quantitative data
• Writing up and presenting data

Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review is essential reading for any student or researcher looking to approach their literature review in a systematic way.

Andrew Booth is a Reader in Evidence-Based Information Practice at the School of  Medicine and Population Health, The University of Sheffield.


Diana Papaioannou is a Research Fellow at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield.

Anthea Sutton is a Research Fellow at the School of Medicine and Population Health, The University of Sheffield.