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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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“They aim to synthesize and discuss the literature rather than strictly replicate quantitative findings, offering a broad overview of a topic and highlighting gaps or inconsistencies in the existing research [112,113].”
Characteristics of leadership that influence clinical learning: A narrative review
Walker, R., Cooke, M. L., Henderson, A. J., & Creedy, D. K. (2011) · Nurse Education Today · doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2010.12.018 · Cited by 34
“However, narrative reviews which specifically synthesise research around a topic using a rigorous approach are credited as providing comprehensive and transparent perspectives (Collins & Fauser, 2004; Green, Johnson, & Adams, 2001).”
A missing ethical competency? A review of critical reflection in health promotion
Tretheway, R., Taylor, J., O’Hara, L., & Percival, N. (2015) · Health Promotion Journal of Australia · doi:10.1071/he15047 · Cited by 34
“The narrative literature review methodology described by Green et al.32 was used to compile an overview of critical reflection in the health promotion literature.”
MethodInfluentialThe Amish health culture and culturally sensitive health services: An exhaustive narrative review
Anderson, C., & Potts, L. (2020) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113466 · Cited by 34
“Potential narrative review weaknesses include subjectivity, biased bibliographies, methodological non-disclosure, and rhetorical enshrinement of “the expert” (Green et al., 2001; M. Hunt, 1997; Mulrow, 1987; Yuan & Hunt, 2009).”
BackgroundDesigning privacy-friendly data repositories: a framework for a blockchain that follows the GDPR
Al-Abdullah, M., Alsmadi, I. M., AlAbdullah, R., & Farkas, B. (2020) · Digital Policy Regulation and Governance · doi:10.1108/dprg-04-2020-0050 · Cited by 34
Fornaro, M., Solmi, M., Veronese, N., Berardis, D. D., Buonaguro, E. F., Tomasetti, C., Perna, G., Preti, A., & Carta, M. G. (2017) · International Review of Psychiatry · doi:10.1080/09540261.2017.1299695 · Cited by 34
Obesity stigma and its impact on health: A narrative review
Sánchez‐Carracedo, D. (2022) · Endocrinología Diabetes y Nutrición (English ed ) · doi:10.1016/j.endien.2021.12.007 · Cited by 41
Gunawan, H., Setyawati, T., Atmoko, T., Subarudi, S., Kwatrina, R. T., Yeny, I., Yuwati, T. W., Effendi, R., Abdulah, L., Mukhlisi, M., et al. (2024) · Global Ecology and Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02918 · Cited by 33
Jones, C. (2015) · Children & Society · doi:10.1111/chso.12146 · Cited by 33
“The review followed the methodology described by Green et al (2006) in order to map literature relevant to the topic of sibling relationships in foster care and adoptive families.”
MethodA Review of Information Privacy and Its Importance to Consumers and Organizations
Pelteret, M., & Ophoff, J. (2016) · Informing Science The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline · doi:10.28945/3573 · Cited by 35
How Poverty Shapes Caring for a Disabled Child: A Narrative Literature Review
van der Mark, E. J., Conradie, I. M., Dedding, C. W. M., & Broerse, J. E. W. (2017) · Journal of International Development · doi:10.1002/jid.3308 · Cited by 33
“As this article thus serves as a fi rst of its kind, a qualitative narrative review was chosen as methodology as it provides for a preliminary broad perspective on the topic (Green et al. 2006).”
A review of couple-centred interventions in dementia: Exploring the what and why – Part A
Bielsten, T., & Hellström, I. (2017) · Dementia · doi:10.1177/1471301217737652 · Cited by 36
“We followed the guidelines for a narrative review by Green, Johnson, and Adams (2006), which includes a preliminary search for literature to gain an overall view of the research field.”
MethodSulistiani, W., & Handoyo, S. (2018) · ASEAN Conference on Psychology, Counselling, and Humanities (ACPCH) · doi:10.2991/acpch-17.2018.32 · Cited by 33
Acai, A., Sonnadara, R., & O’Neill, T. (2018) · Perspectives on Medical Education · doi:10.1007/s40037-018-0434-9 · Cited by 35
“clusion and exclusion criteria, and limitations in preparing high-quality narrative reviews [13].”
BackgroundRollo, S., Crutchlow, L., Nagpal, T. S., Sui, W., & Harry Prapavessis, A. (2018) · Learning Environments Research · doi:10.1007/s10984-018-9271-3 · Cited by 47
Chadwick, P., & Ousey, K. J. (2019) · Journal of Wound Care · doi:10.12968/jowc.2019.28.6.370 · Cited by 33
Recovery after General Anaesthesia in Adult Horses: A Structured Summary of the Literature
Gozalo‐Marcilla, M., & Ringer, S. K. (2021) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani11061777 · Cited by 33
Alqudimat, M. R., Mesaroli, G., Lalloo, C., Stinson, J., & Matava, C. T. (2021) · Current anesthesiology reports · doi:10.1007/s40140-021-00472-3 · Cited by 38
Bollig, G., & Bauer, E. H. (2021) · Annals of Palliative Medicine · doi:10.21037/apm-21-762 · Cited by 33
“The methodological approach chosen was a narrative literature review (19).”
MethodInfluentialSport and fitness app uses: a review of humanities and social science perspectives
Soulé, B., Marchant, G., & Verchère, R. (2021) · European Journal for Sport and Society · doi:10.1080/16138171.2021.1918896 · Cited by 35
“Narrative reviews entail thought and controversy, and trigger philosophical debate (Green et al., 2006).”
BackgroundFeasibility assurance: a review of automatic item generation in medical assessment
Falcão, F., Costa, P., & Pêgo, J. M. (2022) · Advances in Health Sciences Education · doi:10.1007/s10459-022-10092-z · Cited by 34
“In this study, we collected data to promote a general discussion on AIG (Green et al., 2006).”
BackgroundMethodIs There Still a Place for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Current Times?
LORENZIS, E. D., Zanetti, S. P., Boeri, L., & Montanari, E. (2022) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm11175157 · Cited by 33
Schwalbe, N., Hanbali, L., Nunes, M. C., & Lehtimaki, S. (2022) · Vaccine X · doi:10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100225 · Cited by 32
“The narrative review approach was chosen to enable a thematic approach and inclusion of different types of interventions, outcomes, and populations [21].”
Coenzyme Q10 and Melatonin for the Treatment of Male Infertility: A Narrative Review
Lucignani, G., Jannello, L. M. I., Fulgheri, I., Silvani, C., Turetti, M., Gadda, F., Viganò, P., Somigliana, E., Montanari, E., & Boeri, L. (2022) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu14214585 · Cited by 33
“In recent years, a growing body of literature has shown that an altered redox balance in seminal fluid may display deleterious effects on sperm homeostasis, leading to male infertility [95,96].”
BackgroundExamination of STEAM-based Digital Learning Applications in Music Education
Özer, Z., & Demirbatır, R. E. (2023) · European Journal of STEM Education · doi:10.20897/ejsteme/12959 · Cited by 33
“Narrative review method, also known as unsystematic narrative review, is a summary of published studies on the subject under investigation (Green et al., 2006).”
MethodInstitutional and Policy Support for Tourism Social Entrepreneurship
Dredge, D. (2016) · Tourism on the verge · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46518-0_3 · Cited by 32
A Critical Review of Literature Review Methodologies
Farrukh, A., & Sajjad, A. (2023) · Review of management literature · doi:10.1108/s2754-586520230000002006 · Cited by 39
Writing a Scientific Review Article: Comprehensive Insights for Beginners
Amobonye, A., Lalung, J., Mheta, G., & Pillai, S. (2024) · The Scientific World JOURNAL · doi:10.1155/2024/7822269 · Cited by 31
“According to Green et al. [16], a narrative review can be in the form of editorials, commentaries, and narrative overviews.”
BackgroundSensors in Civil Engineering: From Existing Gaps to Quantum Opportunities
Kantsepolsky, B., & Aviv, I. (2024) · Smart Cities · doi:10.3390/smartcities7010012 · Cited by 31
RESEARCH REVIEW AND SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
Ribeiro, J. L. P. (2014) · Psicologia Saúde & Doenças · doi:10.15309/14psd150309 · Cited by 31
Synthesizing ENABLE-AGE Research Findings to Suggest Evidence-Based Home and Health Interventions
Iwarsson, S., Löfqvist, C., Oswald, F., Slaug, B., Schmidt, S., Wahl, H.-W., Tomsone, S., Himmelsbach, I., & Haak, M. (2016) · Journal of Housing for the Elderly · doi:10.1080/02763893.2016.1198742 · Cited by 31
“Since we used a systematic procedure and followed acknowledged principles for narrative reviews (Green et al., 2006), the findings should be considered trustworthy.”
MethodWrist Injuries in Tennis Players: A Narrative Review
Stuelcken, M., Mellifont, D. B., Gorman, A. D., & Sayers, M. G. L. (2016) · Sports Medicine · doi:10.1007/s40279-016-0630-x · Cited by 31
Seeking emergency contraception in the United States: A review of access and barriers
Moore, A., Ryan, S., & Stamm, C. A. (2018) · Women & Health · doi:10.1080/03630242.2018.1487905 · Cited by 31
A literature review on the student evaluation of teaching
Ching, G. S. (2018) · Higher Education Evaluation and Development · doi:10.1108/heed-04-2018-0009 · Cited by 37
“The study follows the suggestion of Green et al. (2006) with regard to synthesizing search results retrieved from computer databases.”
MethodSuri, C., Shojaei, I., & Bazrgari, B. (2019) · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society · doi:10.1177/0018720819858792 · Cited by 31
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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