Types of publications &

Review paper writing

Types of publication?

• Research paper in peer-reviewed

journals (preferably with high
impact factor)
• Short communication
• Review articles (usually highly
cited)
• Conference proceedings (often
not refereed, fewer citations)
• Popular articles (to promote
your activity)
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Types of publication?

• Monographs
• Authored Books
• Edited Books
• Letter to editor

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How to write a
Review Paper?
 A review paper is…

‘a concise review of a specific topic

that provide sufficient and in-depth
interpretation and synthesis of
published work’
 • To organize literature
What is the • To evaluate literature
significance • To identify patterns and trends in
the literature
of a review • To synthesize literature
article? • To identify research gaps and recommend
new research areas
 A critical, A scientific text New data from
What is a constructive relying on the author’s
review analysis of the
literature in a
previously
published
experiments
are not
article? specific field
through
literature or
data
presented
(with
summary, exceptions:
classification, some reviews
analysis, contain new
comparison data)
 Consulting the Journal
Editor before writing a
review
• Rationale why you want to write about
the topic
• Explain how you would handle the
subject matter
• Explain why you are qualified to write on
the proposed topic
• Estimated length (incl. no of figures &
tables)
• Estimated date of completion
 What is literature?

‘ A collection of all the

scholarly writings on a topic’
Literature review cycle

Your own idea will connect to the

developing knowledge network in the
field
 How to review the literature?

READ PUBLISHED WORK INTERPRETATION SYNTHESIS

• Explain the •Creation of an
• Study a wide significance & “integrated whole”
interpret the evidence •– Coherent argument
range of print- presented in each of the
and web-based piece of literature – topic that you are
materials. not simply listing what reviewing.
others have written.
 Background material which is of
broadly relevance to your topic

The range of Literature and research studies

literature to which address issues that are
closely related to your topic
explore

Literature which is directly

related to your topic
Length of review

 Narrative review
(8000-40,000 words)
 Comprehensive review
(up to 12,000 words)
 Concise review
(approx. 5,000 words)
 Literature sources
Sources & organizations
providing publications
Academic libraries
Public libraries
National libraries
Museums
Archives
Special collections
Commercial organizations
Commercial databases
(SCOPUS, Web of
knowledge, Springerlink)
 Literature sources

Tools for searching

published works &
data
Library catalogues
Subject indexes
Subject abstracts
Bibliographies
Encyclopedia
Internet directories
Internet search
engines
 Literature sources

Sources where research

& information is
published
Textbook
s Articles
Theses
Government publications
Legal & professional
publications
Trade literature
Conference
papers
Monographs
Statistics
Thank you