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May 23 12 tweets 4 min read
Here's the format for “Literature Review Structure” which I used for two of my thesis.

Hope it's useful!

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Honestly, I don't remember where I got it from since it's been a while now. So if it's similar to what you have or know then, please skip the tweet.
I. Introduction

Describes the topic as a whole, and its relevance to the field

Developments and themes in research questions, technique and process, and findings should be highlighted in the introduction.
This section of the introduction should provide a summary of the research literature.
II. Theme I

• A quick rundown of the theme's attributes (differences, commonalities and nuances concerning the topic)
• Sub-theme - a collection of briefs but well-organized discoveries related to the main theme (another research in the area)
• Study 1 (Research question, methods, participants, relevant findings)
• Study 2 (Research question, methods, participants, relevant findings
• Study 3 (Research question, methods, participants, relevant findings)
Sub-theme:brief but well-grouped findings relevant to the theme
• Study 4(Research question, methods, participants, relevant findings)
• Study 5(Research question, methods, participants, relevant findings)
• Study 6(Research question, methods, participants, relevant findings)
Findings that are related to Theme I. The research may be repeated if numerous findings suit more than one theme. There's no need to rewrite the procedures or the participants in great detail; just enough to remind the reader about the study.
III. Theme II

1. Succeeding Themes
2. Conclusion

• The overall contribution of the literature investigated to the field.
• What are the strengths found?
• What are the weaknesses discovered?
• What might be potentially missing? Can this study be used by other future studies?
• What are the next steps that can be done for research? These next steps should address explicitly how the gaps and weaknesses will be corrected.
Literature review, reading and writing through a lot of papers can consume so much time. So last year I discovered this website called @scholarcy which kind of summarizes a research paper in a flashcard format. I found it quite useful and hope (maybe) you’ll too.
And I forgot to mention this tool in my tweet called “Tools for your PhD journey”. I guess I have to make another list of things which are useful for research students!

Happy researching!

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