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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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Drijvers, P. H. M., & Sinclair, N. (2023) · ZDM · doi:10.1007/s11858-023-01535-x · Cited by 154
“In line with the invitation to contribute to this Special Issue, we address the topic at stake through a narrative review, or, more precisely, a narrative overview (Green et al., 2006) of the field from the perspective of the proposed purposes framework.”
Al-kfairy, M., Alomari, A., Al-Bashayreh, M. G., Alfandi, O., & Tubishat, M. (2024) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31413 · Cited by 75
Østergaard, L. R. (2015) · Global Public Health · doi:10.1080/17441692.2015.1019538 · Cited by 75
Barriers and enablers for oral health care for people affected by mental health disorders
Slack-Smith, L. M., Hearn, L., Scrine, C., & Durey, A. (2016) · Australian Dental Journal · doi:10.1111/adj.12429 · Cited by 75
Review of factors influencing social learning within participatory environmental governance
Ernst, A. (2019) · Ecology and Society · doi:10.5751/es-10599-240103 · Cited by 73
Wang, C. C., Andre, K., & Greenwood, K. M. (2014) · Nurse Education Today · doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2014.12.005 · Cited by 73
Anand, A., Walsh, I., & Moffett, S. (2019) · Journal of Knowledge Management · doi:10.1108/jkm-06-2018-0353 · Cited by 76
“…et al., 2006; de Geofroy and Evans, 2017), whereby the findings of the literature retrieved from database searches, manual searches, and authoritative texts are summarized (Green et al., 2006) and many pieces of information are combined into a readable format (Green et al., 2006; Ferrari, 2015).”
BackgroundMethodLak, A., Rashidghalam, P., Myint, P. K., & Baradaran, H. R. (2020) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-019-8136-8 · Cited by 81
Aigwi, I. E., Ingham, J. M., Phipps, R., & Filippova, O. (2020) · Cities · doi:10.1016/j.cities.2020.102756 · Cited by 72
Why clinicians overtest: development of a thematic framework
Lam, J., Pickles, K. M., Stanaway, F., & Bell, K. (2020) · BMC Health Services Research · doi:10.1186/s12913-020-05844-9 · Cited by 72
Remote vascular interventional surgery robotics: a literature review
Zhao, Y., Mei, Z., Luo, X., Mao, J., Zhao, Q., Liu, G., & Wu, D. (2022) · Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery · doi:10.21037/qims-21-792 · Cited by 72
Dysarthria in stroke: a narrative review of its description and the outcome of intervention
Mackenzie, C. (2011) · International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology · doi:10.3109/17549507.2011.524940 · Cited by 70
Telehealth for people with spinal cord injury: a narrative review
Irgens, I., Rekand, T., Arora, M., Liu, N., Marshall, R., Biering‐Sørensen, F., & Alexander, M. S. (2018) · Spinal Cord · doi:10.1038/s41393-017-0033-3 · Cited by 71
“Method Articles included in this narrative review [10, 11] are listed in Table 1.”
MethodCancer across the ages: a narrative review of caregiver burden for patients of all ages
Junkins, C. C., Kent, E. E., Litzelman, K., Bevans, M. F., Cannady, R., & Rosenberg, A. R. (2020) · Journal of Psychosocial Oncology · doi:10.1080/07347332.2020.1796887 · Cited by 78
Ghasemi, F., Beversdorf, D. Q., & Herman, K. C. (2024) · Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology · doi:10.1177/18344909241289222 · Cited by 122
“Utilizing relevant criteria adapted from the established guidelines for narrative reviews (Green et al., 2006), we attempted to evaluate the quality of the included research studies based on the clarity of research objectives, methodological rigor, appropriateness of statistical analyses, and…”
Dignity from the nurses’ and older patients’ perspective: A qualitative literature review
Šaňáková, Š., & Čáp, J. (2018) · Nursing Ethics · doi:10.1177/0969733017747960 · Cited by 70
How to write a scientific manuscript for publication.
Liumbruno, G. M., Velati, C., Pasqualetti, P., & Franchini, M. (2013) · Europe PMC (PubMed Central) · doi:10.2450/2012.0247-12 · Cited by 70
Giesbrecht, V., & Au, S. S. (2016) · The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety · doi:10.1016/s1553-7250(16)42094-5 · Cited by 70
A framework for digital transformation and business model innovation
van Tonder, C., Schachtebeck, C., Nieuwenhuizen, C., & Bossink, B. A. G. (2020) · Management · doi:10.30924/mjcmi.25.2.6 · Cited by 69
Electronic government: Towards e-democracy or democracy at risk?
Sundberg, L. (2019) · Safety Science · doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2019.04.030 · Cited by 77
Untangling the underlying drivers of the use of single-use food packaging
Chakori, S., Aziz, A. A., Smith, C. S., & Dargusch, P. (2021) · Ecological Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107063 · Cited by 71
Maternity Blues: A Narrative Review
Tosto, V., Ceccobelli, M., Lucarini, E., Tortorella, A. A. V., Gerli, S., Parazzini, F., & Favilli, A. (2023) · Journal of Personalized Medicine · doi:10.3390/jpm13010154 · Cited by 121
“We performed the research by employing a narrative review method [6,7].”
MethodUpton, D., Upton, P., & Scurlock‐Evans, L. (2014) · Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing · doi:10.1111/wvn.12019 · Cited by 68
Fluegge, K. (2016) · Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.etap.2016.08.013 · Cited by 68
A Narrative Review of Ethical Issues in Participatory Research with Young People
Cullen, O., & Walsh, C. A. (2019) · Young · doi:10.1177/1103308819886470 · Cited by 73
“Given that discussions on YPAR have drawn various conclusions about its usefulness as a research approach, the extent to which young people are actually involved in YPAR projects, and how to manage ethical issues that may arise, a narrative review can help to summarize and describe these debates (Green et al., 2006).”
BackgroundResultInfluentialWhat can whiskers tell us about mammalian evolution, behaviour, and ecology?
Grant, R. A., & Goss, V. G. A. (2021) · Mammal Review · doi:10.1111/mam.12253 · Cited by 67
Ecosystem Services from Edible Insects in Agricultural Systems: A Review
Payne, C. L. R., & Itterbeeck, J. V. (2017) · Insects · doi:10.3390/insects8010024 · Cited by 71
“Due to the broad scope of the topic, we chose to conduct this review as a narrative overview of the literature, combining data from published literature with knowledge gained from our own field experience and consultation with fellow researchers in this field [26].”
MethodBringing User Experience Design to Bear on STEM Education: A Narrative Literature Review
Minichiello, A., Hood, J. R., & Harkness, D. (2018) · Journal for STEM Education Research · doi:10.1007/s41979-018-0005-3 · Cited by 66
Hot stuff: Research and policy principles for heat decarbonisation through smart electrification
Lowes, R., Rosenow, J., Qadrdan, M., & Wu, J. (2020) · Energy Research & Social Science · doi:10.1016/j.erss.2020.101735 · Cited by 66
“reviews are known to have value, [24,25] the approach is unlikely to be exhaustive.”
Families Parenting Adolescents With Substance Abuse—Recovering the Mother’s Voice
Smith, J. M., & Estefan, A. (2014) · Journal of Family Nursing · doi:10.1177/1074840714554397 · Cited by 66
Lindberg, R., Whelan, J., Lawrence, M. A., Gold, L. H., & Friel, S. (2015) · Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12311 · Cited by 66
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
- Citations by year
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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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