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Visit the Study Skills website to learn what a literature review is, how to structure it, and practical tips for writing it up.

If you’re a postgraduate student or academic preparing a scoping or systematic review, explore our Reviewing the Literature guide. It takes you through each stage—planning, searching, screening, extracting, appraising, synthesising, and reporting your findings.

For additional insights, the SAGE Research Methods database offers excellent resources on literature reviews, systematic reviews, and research methodologies.