Elements of a

Review paper
 • Title

Elements of a • Authors
• Abstract
Review • Introduction

Article • Main Body

• Conclusions
• References
1. Title: 2. List of 3. Abstract:
between eight authors: Informs about
to 20 words Declare the main
intellectual objectives and
ownership of result of the
the work review article
Helps readers provide contact usually 200 to
to decide information 250 words
whether they
should read the
text or not
4. Introduction:
• Provides information about
the context
• Indicates the motivation for
the review
• Defines the focus
• The research question
• Explains the text structure

Between 10% and 20% of the core text

5. Body: Main Part of the Review
Article

• Methodological approaches
• Models or theories
• Extent of support for a given thesis
• Studies that agree with another
versus studies that disagree
• Chronological order
• Geographical location

• 70 to 90% of the core text

6. Conclusions
• Answer the research
question set in the
introduction

5% to 10% of the core text

7. References

• Shows interested readers how to find

the literature mentioned in the text.

• A range between 50-100 references

 ‘I not only use the brain that I have, but
all that I can borrow.’
- Woodrow Wilson

Research may be done alone –but it is never

done in isolation.

The production of new knowledge is

fundamentally dependent on past knowledge.
Thank you