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For The Students Scientific Literature Digest

The document discusses how to write a scientific literature review. It explains that a literature review communicates and advances scientific knowledge by understanding how a field is developing over time. It should provide a scope, range of research on the topic including conflicting results, and identify areas for further research. The document outlines the stages of writing a review including problem formulation, literature search, critical analysis, and evaluation.

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For The Students Scientific Literature Digest

The document discusses how to write a scientific literature review. It explains that a literature review communicates and advances scientific knowledge by understanding how a field is developing over time. It should provide a scope, range of research on the topic including conflicting results, and identify areas for further research. The document outlines the stages of writing a review including problem formulation, literature search, critical analysis, and evaluation.

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The Scientific

Literature
Objective/s
2. review, digest, and concisely state the
relevance of the studies cited
Review
•What is a Scientific Literature Review?
•How to write a Scientific Literature

Review?
Purpose
• Communication and advancement of scientific knowledge!
 Scientific knowledge is not static: reviews help scientists
to understand how knowledge in a particular field is
changing and developing over time
 There is a significant output of scientific publications –
literature reviews save time for the scientific community
Purpose
•Literature reviews can lead to new
scientific insights and highlight gaps,
conflicting results, and under-
examined areas of research
Necessities
• A scientific literature review should:
• Provide a clear statement of the topical area
(scope)
• Provide a range of research on the topic – and not
just the “good” data!
• Critically analyze a selected topic using a published
body of knowledge (backed-up arguments)
Necessities
• A scientific literature review should:

• Provide an indication of what further


research is necessary
• Identify areas of controversy in the
literature
How To Write A Scientific Literature Review?
• Scientific Writing ...is writing about scientific
topics aimed at specialists in a particular field
• Assume the reader is familiar with the
research/topic area but not with the specifics
of your review…
How To Write A Scientific Literature Review?
1.Be precise! Ambiguities in writing cause confusion
and may prevent a reader from grasping key
concepts of your review…
• Use precise concrete language, no ambiguity eg
‘correlated’ ≠ ‘related’
• Exclude similes/metaphors (and humor!)
• Be quantitative wherever relevant (stats, numbers
How To Write A Scientific Literature Review?
2. Be clear! Concepts in the sciences can often
be complex; without clarity the reader may be
confused or misled
• Simple language – no unnecessary “frills”
(distractions)
• Pay attention to sentence structure,
grammar
How To Write A Scientific Literature Review?

.
3 Be objective! Any claims that you make need
to be based on facts, not intuition or emotion
• Passive voice – focus is on the literature!
• Avoid assumptions or sweeping statements
• Be aware of research limitations and refer to
these in the review
Reviewing the literature requires four stages:

1. Problem formulation - Which topic is


being examined and why? What aspects will
be included/excluded? Define your scope
2. Literature search - Identifying relevant
research
Reviewing the literature requires four stages:
3. Critical analysis – Criticize the experts; identify
conflicting evidence, assumptions, errors and
misconceptions
4. Evaluation – which authors are most convincing
and provide the most significant scientific
contribution? Have I conducted a fair and objective
Literature Searching…
1.Online Research (basic) – Background
Information
• Relevant “background” websites (eg.
university websites, company websites,
associations eg. American Heart Association)
• YouTube, TED Talks
Literature Searching…
2. Specific Literature Search – The Detail
• Library databases e.g Web of Science
• “Advanced search” tool in Google
Scholar/PubMed
• Identify key references for each topic of
your review
Literature Searching…
3. Critical Analysis In assessing each source,
consideration should be given to:
• Provenance - Author's credentials? Are the
author's arguments supported by evidence?
• Objectivity - Is the author's perspective fair? Is
contrary data considered? Is information ignored
Literature Searching…
3. Critical Analysis In assessing each source,
consideration should be given to:
• Provenance - Author's credentials? Are the
author's arguments supported by evidence?
• Objectivity - Is the author's perspective fair? Is
contrary data considered? Is information ignored
Literature Searching…
3. Critical Analysis In assessing each source,
consideration should be given to:
• Persuasiveness – Is the author’s data
convincing?
• Value - Does the work contribute in a
significant way to an understanding of the field?
•Evaluation is the last stage in writing
scientific literature in which the writer
decides whose literature gives a
significant scientific contribution to the
field.
Generalization
Quiz No. 1
•True or False. Read each
statement carefully. Write True if
it the statement is appropriate for
writing scientific literature and
False if otherwise.
Quiz No. 1
1. Scientific
knowledge is
static.
Quiz No. 1
2. Literature reviews
cannot lead to new
scientific insights.
Quiz No. 1
3. Scientific review provides
a clear statement of the
topical area (scope).
Quiz No. 1
4. Scientific review
provides confusion on
new researcher.
Quiz No. 1
5. Scientific review
should be written
with precision .
Quiz No. 1
6. Scientific writing should

refer to research limitations


Quiz No. 1
7. Scientific writing should

undergo problem formulation first.


Quiz No. 1
8. Critical analysis is not
needed in writing
scientific literature
Quiz No. 1
9. Evaluation is the last stage in
writing scientific literature in which the
writer decides whose literature gives a
significant scientific contribution to the
field.
Quiz No. 1
10. Provenance is
needed in critical
analysis .
Reflective Journal in Capstone Research
Date Actvities Remarks

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