Today I would like to share with you the tips for writing a literature review. In the field of scientific research, literature review is an essential part, which can help us understand the research frontiers and grasp the research trends, and it is also an important part of academic papers. So, how can we write a high-quality literature review? Here, let’s explore this topic together!
First of all, let’s take a look at the basic structure of a literature review. A complete literature review usually includes the following parts: introduction, body, conclusion and references. Among them, the body part is the core, which contains a summary and a review of the existing research results.
When writing the body part, we need to pay attention to the following points:
1. research background and research purpose: in the introduction part, we need to explain clearly the research background and research purpose, so that readers can understand why this research is done.
2. Research status: In the body part, we need to describe in detail the current research progress on the research topic, including research methods, research results and research conclusions.
3. Comment: After summarising the current state of the research, we need to comment on it, point out the strengths and weaknesses, and put forward our own opinions and suggestions.
4. References: finally, we need to list all the cited references for readers’ reference.
Secondly, we need to master the writing skills of literature review. In the process of writing, we need to focus on clear logic, accurate language, fluent expression, but also pay attention to avoid plagiarism and plagiarism of others’ research results. In addition, we also need to learn to think critically, evaluate existing research results objectively, and put forward our own innovative insights.
Finally, I would like to emphasise that writing a literature review is not an easy task, and it requires us to invest a lot of time and energy in reading, understanding and organising the literature. Only in this way can we write a high-quality literature review and lay a solid foundation for our research work.
In conclusion, literature review is one of the necessary skills for researchers. I hope the above sharing can inspire you, and wish you go farther and farther on the road of research!
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