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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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“An exploratory case study approach (Yin, 1994) was adopted for the study since it allowed the linkages between workload and performance to be examined and it fitted well with the narrative enquiry method (Baumeister and Leary, 1997; Green et al., 2006).”
MethodOccupational Experiences of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Resettling in Australia
Mayne, J., Lowrie, D., & Wilson, J. (2016) · OTJR Occupational Therapy Journal of Research · doi:10.1177/1539449216668648 · Cited by 25
“To strengthen the process of analysis in this narrative review, quality control principles were used, including audit trails and reflective journaling of the principal researcher’s emerging thoughts and ideas throughout the process (Green et al., 2006).”
MethodLeslie, M., Nguyen, S., Nguyen, T. K. P., Pham, T., Cao, T., Le, T., Dang, T. T., Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, T., Le, H. N., et al. (2018) · Ocean & Coastal Management · doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.03.022 · Cited by 19
Bir Bilimsel Derlemenin Planlanması ve Yazımı
Özer, A., & Görgülü, Z. (2021) · Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi · doi:10.17556/erziefd.819971 · Cited by 29
Andrup, L., Krogfelt, K. A., Stephansen, L., Hansen, K. S., Graversen, B. K., Wolkoff, P., & Madsen, A. M. (2024) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1332078 · Cited by 28
Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review
Stott, D., Forde, D., Sharma, C., Deutsch, J. M., Bruneau, M. L., Nasser, J. A., Vitolins, M. Z., & Milliron, B. (2024) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph21030329 · Cited by 28
“The search for published literature PubMed, PsycINFO and ancestry-search methods (e.g., references in articles) oc-curred from October 2022–November The Boolean for PubMed was ((greenspace OR green space) OR (nature-based) OR (urban green space) OR (urban greenspace) OR (outdoors) OR (houseplant) OR (garden)) AND (((“…”
BackgroundInfluentialPernaa, J., Ikävalko, T., Takala, A., Vuorio, E., Pesonen, R. M., & Haatainen, O. (2024) · Informatics · doi:10.3390/informatics11020020 · Cited by 32
“The narrative review part of the article can be classified as a narrative overview [38].”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialLarge Language Models for Adverse Drug Events: A Clinical Perspective
Zitu, M. M., Owen, D., Manne, A., Wei, P., & Li, L. (2025) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm14155490 · Cited by 24
Sandoval-Ramírez, B. A., Catalán, Ú., Calderón-Pérez, L., Companys, J., Pla‐Pagà, L., Ludwig, I. A., Romero, M., & Solà, R. (2020) · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition · doi:10.1080/10408398.2019.1709801 · Cited by 25
“This narrative review is structured based on the criteria proposed by different authors (Green, Johnson, and Adams 2006; Ferrari 2015) and utilizes a methodological systematic approach to the literature search based on the general principles published in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic…”
MethodSuicide research in India: An overview of four decades
Rappai, R., Cherian, A. V., Lukose, A., & Vijayakumar, L. (2020) · Asian Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102191 · Cited by 24
Vaughn, L. M., & DeJonckheere, M. J. (2021) · PubMed Central · Cited by 25
El estigma de la obesidad y su impacto en la salud: una revisión narrativa
Sánchez‐Carracedo, D. (2022) · Endocrinología Diabetes y Nutrición · doi:10.1016/j.endinu.2021.12.002 · Cited by 42
Fantaye, A. W., Kitto, S. C., HENDRY, P. J., Wiesenfeld, L., Whiting, S. E., Gnyra, C., Fournier, K., & Lochnan, H. A. (2022) · Canadian Medical Education Journal · doi:10.36834/cmej.73241 · Cited by 28
Critical research and entrepreneurship: A cross‐disciplinary conceptual typology
Dey, P., Fletcher, D. E., & Verduijn, K. (2022) · International Journal of Management Reviews · doi:10.1111/ijmr.12298 · Cited by 25
Kelley, A. T., Incze, M. A., Baylis, J. D., Calder, S. G., Weiner, S. J., Zickmund, S. L., Jones, A. L., Vanneman, M. E., Conroy, M. B., Gordon, A. J., et al. (2022) · Substance Abuse · doi:10.1080/08897077.2022.2095082 · Cited by 29
Singh, R., Kumar, A., Babu, S., Avasthe, R., Das, A., Rathore, S. S., Kumar, S., Singh, C. P., Sharma, V. K., & Bhupenchandra, I. (2023) · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · doi:10.3389/fsufs.2023.1115521 · Cited by 24
“Soil microbial activity, expressed as fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis (FDA) was determined (Green et al., 2006).”
MethodHarrison, P., Hasan, R., & Park, K. (2023) · Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research · doi:10.1007/s41666-023-00144-3 · Cited by 26
“Thisstudyisanarrativeoverview[10]that reviewsstudiesonCNN-baseddetectionandsegmentationofbreastcancerinfive modalities:histopathological,CT,mammogram,ultrasound,andMRIimages.”
Colon-Gonzalez, M., Rayess, F. E., Guevara, S., & Anandarajah, G. (2015) · Rural and Remote Health · doi:10.22605/rrh3361 · Cited by 24
Andoh-Adjei, F.-X., Spaan, E., Asante, F., Mensah, S. A., & van der Velden, K. (2017) · Ghana Medical Journal · doi:10.4314/gmj.v50i4.3 · Cited by 24
“Narrative reviews are useful educational materials for faculties and for updating practitioners on clinical protocols and by discussing recent and best knowledge on a specific intervention from complementary (but not necessarily similar) studies.(24,25)”
BackgroundReid, S. E., & Valasik, M. A. (2018) · Journal of Youth Studies · doi:10.1080/13676261.2018.1467003 · Cited by 24
“See Green, Johnson, and Adams (2006) for overview of this methodology.”
BackgroundAttachment and Epigenetics: A Scoping Review of Recent Research and Current Knowledge
Rasmussen, P. D., & Storebø, O. J. (2020) · Psychological Reports · doi:10.1177/0033294120901846 · Cited by 24
Bourke, M., Hilland, T. A., & Craike, M. J. (2020) · International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1080/1750984x.2020.1780626 · Cited by 27
“This review followed processes consistent with recommendations for conducting and reporting narrative reviews (Green et al., 2006).”
MethodTeachers’ Pedagogical Competence in Finnish Early Childhood Education—A Narrative Literature Review
Ranta, S., Kangas, J., Harju‐Luukkainen, H., Ukkonen-Mikkola, T., Neitola, M., Kinos, J., Sajaniemi, N. K., & Kuusisto, A. (2023) · Education Sciences · doi:10.3390/educsci13080791 · Cited by 23
Conceptualising and framing STEAM education: what is (and what is not) this educational approach?
Rodrigues-Silva, J., & Alsina, ́. (2023) · Texto Livre Linguagem e Tecnologia · doi:10.1590/1983-3652.2023.44946 · Cited by 40
Tran, T. M. A., Gagnon, V. S., & Schelly, C. (2024) · Forests Trees and Livelihoods · doi:10.1080/14728028.2024.2408725 · Cited by 32
“Our method approach was guided by Green et al. (2006) and Siddaway et al. (2019).”
Irmayanti, M., Chou, L.-F., & Anuar, N. N. B. Z. (2024) · European Journal of Psychology of Education · doi:10.1007/s10212-024-00927-1 · Cited by 23
“This narrative review follows the Search, Synthesis, and Analysis (SALSA) framework (Grant & Booth, 2009) and adheres to the Narrative Review Checklist (Green et al., 2006; Prisciandaro et al., 2022), systematically extracting, verifying, and summarizing information on methods and implications from existing studies on…”
Crowdsourcing Literature Reviews in New Domains
Weiß, M. (2016) · Technology Innovation Management Review · doi:10.22215/timreview/963 · Cited by 23
“Structure of a Systematic Narrative Literature Review Green, Johnson, and Adams (2006) describes a (systematic) narrative literature review as a “best-evidence synthesis”.”
InfluentialA Review of Auditory Prediction and Its Potential Role in Tinnitus Perception
Durai, M., O’Keeffe, M. G., & Searchfield, G. D. (2017) · Journal of the American Academy of Audiology · doi:10.3766/jaaa.17025 · Cited by 26
Yilmaz, D. U., Azim, A., & Sibbald, M. (2021) · Academic Medicine · doi:10.1097/acm.0000000000004447 · Cited by 23
Orsini, G., Orilisi, G., Notarstefano, V., Monterubbianesi, R., Vitiello, F., Tosco, V., Belloni, A., Putignano, A., & Giorgini, E. (2021) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app112411953 · Cited by 23
Exercise Effects on the Biomechanical Properties of the Achilles Tendon—A Narrative Review
Yu, C., Deng, L., Li, L., Zhang, X., & Fu, W. (2022) · Biology · doi:10.3390/biology11020172 · Cited by 23
“All these procedures were in line with published guidelines for writing a narrative review [25].”
MethodMensah, J., Mensah, A., & Mensah, A. N. (2022) · Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development · doi:10.2478/vjbsd-2022-0002 · Cited by 23
“…narratives and interpretations of the concepts are not comprehensive and self-explanatory enough in terms of the linkage between the LNOB and SD. Green, Johnson, and Adams (2001) argued that using the narrative review approach, a vast amount of information is brought together and written in a…”
BackgroundInfluentialTowards Nuts and Bolts of Conducting Literature Review: A Typology of Literature Review
Taherdoost, H. (2023) · Electronics · doi:10.3390/electronics12040800 · Cited by 43
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
- 2026: 398 · 2025: 252 · 2024: 253 · 2023: 264 · 2022: 220 · 2021: 204 · 2020: 140 · 2019: 105 · 2018: 91 · 2017: 79 · 2016: 61 · 2015: 52 · 2014: 42 · 2013: 26 · 2012: 15
- 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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