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Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: secrets of the trade
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Objective To describe and discuss the process used to write a narrative review of the literature for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Publication of narrative overviews of the literature should be standardized to increase their objectivity.Background In the past decade numerous changes in research methodology pertaining to reviews of the literature have occurred. These changes necessitate authors of review articles to be familiar with current standards in the publication process.Methods Narrative overview of the literature synthesizing the findings of literature retrieved from searches of computerized databases, hand searches, and authoritative texts.Discussion An overview of the use of three types of reviews of the literature is presented. Step by step instructions for how to conduct and write a narrative overview utilizing a 'best-evidence synthesis' approach are discussed, starting with appropriate preparatory work and ending with how to create proper illustrations. Several resources for creating reviews of the literature are presented and a narrative overview critical appraisal worksheet is included. A bibliography of other useful reading is presented in an appendix.Conclusion Narrative overviews can be a valuable contribution to the literature if prepared properly. New and experienced authors wishing to write a narrative overview should find this article useful in constructing such a paper and carrying out the research process. It is hoped that this article will stimulate scholarly dialog amongst colleagues about this research design and other complex literature review methods.
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“We present this article in accordance with the Narrative Review reporting checklist (available at https://jtd.amegroups.com/article/ view/10.21037/jtd-23-725/rc ) (19).”
MethodInfluentialA Review of Recent Literature on Audio-Based Pseudo-Haptics
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“Therefore, it was not possible to analyze the data in the format of a systematic review or meta-analysis [58,59].”
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The Rise of Human–Computer Integration in Marketing: A Theory Synthesis
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Artificial intelligence in digital service ecosystems—Towards a taxonomy and archetypes
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“We, therefore, started our first conceptual-to-empirical iteration by conducting a narrative literature review (Green et al., 2006; Paré et al., 2015).”
Dwivedi, A. K. (2026) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.20897 · Cited by 6
“Recently, a scale known as SANRA (Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles) was developed for quality assessment of narrative review articles ( Baethge, Goldbeck-Wood & Mertens, 2019 ), and writing steps have been provided for narrative reviews ( Green, Johnson & Adams, 2006 ).”
Ferreira, J. M. A. (2026) · Philosophies · doi:10.3390/philosophies11020044 · Cited by 6
The Millennium Development Goals; A Global Assignment
Joulaei, H., Maharlouei, N., Tabrizi, R., & Lankarani, K. B. (2016) · Shiraz E-Medical Journal · doi:10.17795/semj35479 · Cited by 6
“Iran is classified in the middle income countries, and the average progress of MDGs in Iran (6) is much higher than average rate of the same ranked countries (3.”
BackgroundConsiderations for Children’s Nature Connection and Park Environmental Justice in Western Societies
Vansickle, M., & Coutts, C. (2022) · Land · doi:10.3390/land11091435 · Cited by 6
Cancer Pain and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation—A Narrative Review
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“22].”
Hayden, N., Bradshaw, J., Hayward, S., Murphy, J., Boa, S., Eden, V., Alm, N., Pampoulou, E., & Mischo, S. (2024) · Technology and Disability · doi:10.3233/tad-230024 · Cited by 3
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“There is a greater risk of bias, as the selection of studies may not be comprehensive or systematically justified [33].”
Moving on to Greener Pastures? A Review of South Africa’s Housing Megaproject Literature
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Kumah, E., Boakye, D. S., Boateng, R. K., Otchere, G., Agyei, E., & Ndewini, P. B. (2025) · Current HIV/AIDS Reports · doi:10.1007/s11904-025-00742-3 · Cited by 6
“This non-systematic literature search was conducted following Green et al.’s recommended guidelines for writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals [16].”
A conceptual meta-framework for managing multicultural global virtual teams
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“To find the existing studies relevant to our topic of interest, different databases are available, however it is of crucial importance that we approach the correct databases (Green et al., 2006).”
BackgroundMcCaffrey, N., Al‐Janabi, H., Currow, D. C., Hoefman, R., & Ratcliffe, J. (2016) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012181 · Cited by 6
“instrument descriptions, psychometric properties and valuation will be presented (see ‘Data collection’).(48) Using these data, similarities and differences between the instruments will be described, including their suitability for measuring care-related outcomes in palliative care and possible reasons for variations…”
BackgroundManaging the Journey of Patients under Chemotherapy in a Pandemic Era: A Nursing Perspective
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Nutrition situation of Burkina Faso: a narrative review
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Women and Community Services in Islamic History
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Hutten, J. C., van Horn, J. E., Uzieblo, K., van der Veeken, F. C. A., & Bouman, Y. H. A. (2022) · Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice · doi:10.1080/24732850.2021.2013359 · Cited by 7
“The narrative literature review was conducted following the guidelines by Green et al. (2006).”
MethodNurses' Practices With Persons Experiencing Opioid Use Disorder
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The cognitive-behavioral aspects of the Mulligan concept of manual therapy: A systematic review
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Role of Perioperative Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
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“This was conducted in accordance with the Narrative Review reporting checklist [14].”
MethodCid, A., Ng, A., & Ip, V. (2023) · Pharmacy · doi:10.3390/pharmacy11020071 · Cited by 6
“First, this literature review was conducted as a narrative review, which is typically meant to be a comprehensive review of available knowledge on a topic, but runs the risk of reviewer bias due to a lack of a systematic search strategy which is typically found in systematic or scoping reviews [41].”
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“Moreover,narrative reviews are markedly effective in presenting perspectives on a topic using reflective descriptions (Green et al., 2006; Greenhalgh et al., 2018).”
Stompe, T., Ritter, N., & Kostenwein, W. (2026) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1798650
“The review follows established guidance for narrative syntheses while incorporating structured evidence summarization to enhance transparency (21).”
Metadata
- Authors
- Green, B. N., Johnson, C. D., & Adams, A.
- Affiliations
- National University of Health Sciences (US)
- Texas Chiropractic College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Green, Bart N.
- Venue
- Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-09
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 101-117
- ISSN
- 1556-3707 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2647067
- OpenAlex
- W2004462823
- Cited by
- 2,224
- References
- 58
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- FWCI
- 3.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Chiropractic Medicine (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Academic Writing and Publishing
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
- Keywords
- review article writing, best evidence synthesis, critical appraisal, peer review, research standards, bibliographic databases
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