Review articles
Review articles do not report the results of individual studies. They describe, analyse, summarise and evaluate published research within a limited subject area. Review articles provide a good overview of research within a subject area.
They are a useful way of finding references to original articles (empirical studies). In contrast to review articles, original articles report the results of new research for the first time.
Review articles can be found in scientific journals, as well as in reports and certain types of books.
Review articles in scientific journals and reports
Select a database from the database list by subject area. When searching, you can combine your subject headings or search terms with
- literature review
- review
If you are searching for review articles in Swedish, you can combine your search terms with:
- forskningsöversikt
- översikt
- litteraturgenomgång
- litteraturöversikt
- litteraturstudie
You can search for Swedish materials in databases such as LIBRIS and SwePub, or in Google Scholar.