Reviews (not of the blog, the writing style)

 Reviews

   Hold on cause this is quite a long one. There are types of reviews that play a role in this style of writing and the fundamentals of each one. The main and fundamental purpose of writing a review is to create a readable synthesis of the best resources available in the literature for an important research question or a current area of research. 

Critical review -- Aims to demonstrate writer has extensively researched literature and critically evaluated its quality. Goes beyond mere description to include degree of analysis and conceptual innovation. Typically results in hypothesis or mode. Seeks to identify conceptual contribution to embody existing or derive new theory.

Literature review -- Generic term; published materials that provide examination of recent or current literature. Can cover wide range of subjects at various levels of completeness and comprehensiveness. May include research findings

Mapping review/ systematic map -- Map out and categorize existing literature from which to commission further reviews and/or primary research by identifying gaps in research literature. Characterizes quantity and quality of literature, perhaps by study design and other key features. May identify need for primary or secondary research.

Meta-analysis -- Technique that statistically combines the results of quantitative studies to provide a more precise effect of the results. Numerical analysis of measures of effect assuming absence of heterogeneity. 

Mixed studies review/mixed methods review -- Refers to any combination of methods where one significant component is a literature review (usually systematic). Within a review context it refers to a combination of review approaches for example combining quantitative with qualitative research or outcome with process studies. Analysis may characterize both literatures and look for correlations between characteristics or use gap analysis to identify aspects absent in one literature but missing in the other. 

Overview -- Generic term; summary of the medical literature that attempts to survey the literature and describe its characteristics. 

Qualitative systematic review/qualitative evidence synthesis -- Method for integrating or comparing the findings from qualitative studies. It looks for ‘themes’ or ‘constructs’ that lie in or across individual qualitative studies

Rapid review -- Assessment of what is already known about a policy or practice issue, by using systematic review methods to search and critically appraise existing research

Scoping review -- Preliminary assessment of potential size and scope of available research literature. Aims to identify nature and extent of research evidence (usually including ongoing research)

State-of-the-art review -- Tend to address more current matters in contrast to other combined retrospective and current approaches. May offer new perspectives

Systematic review -- Seeks to systematically search for, appraise and synthesis research evidence, often adhering to guidelines on the conduct of a review. What is known; recommendations for practice. What remains unknown; uncertainty around findings, recommendations for future research. 

Systematic search and review -- Combines strengths of critical review with a comprehensive search process. Typically addresses broad questions to produce ‘best evidence synthesis’

Systematized review -- Attempt to include elements of systematic review process while stopping short of systematic review. Typically conducted as postgraduate student assignment

Umbrella review -- Specifically refers to review compiling evidence from multiple reviews into one accessible and usable document. Focuses on broad condition or problem for which there are competing interventions and highlights reviews that address these interventions and their results

Quite a long one but as I said in the beginning there are many styles of review writing and I'll share more informative links to help with the process of improving and further understanding how it works. 

https://essaypro.com/blog/article-review -- very helpful in giving extra tips and simplifies the process. Along with examples as well. 

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