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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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“Although widely adopted, narrative reviews entail several issues. Authors might be biased due to their subjectivity (Green et al., 2006; Stanley & Jarrell, 1989). By choosing which studies to include in the review, how to weight them and how to interpret their results, reviewers can accommodate, even unconsciously, the main findings of a particular scientific field to be com‐pliant with their pri”
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“[93] recommends taking notes on each of the literature works reviewed and constructing a short overview of the research topic based on the literature.”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialA Narrative Review of the Complex Relationship between Pregnancy and Eye Changes
Anton, N., Doroftei, B., Ilie, O., Ciuntu, R. E., Bogdănici, C. M., & Nechita-Dumitriu, I. (2021) · Diagnostics · doi:10.3390/diagnostics11081329 · Cited by 21
“This manuscript was conducted by respecting the procedures described previously by Green and co-authors [7].”
MethodCademartiri, F., Meloni, A., Pistoia, L., Degiorgi, G., Clemente, A., Gori, C. D., Positano, V., Celi, S., Berti, S. L., Emdin, M., et al. (2023) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm12113626 · Cited by 19
“This is a narrative review, prepared according to the indications present in [5].”
MethodGinex, P., Dickman, E., Elia, M. R., Burbage, D., Wilson, R., Koos, J. A., Sivakumaran, K., & Morgan, R. L. (2023) · Supportive Care in Cancer · doi:10.1007/s00520-023-07842-z · Cited by 19
“This systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Instrument for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) [14] and follows narrative systematic review methodology [15].”
MethodDasaklis, T. K., & Malamas, V. (2023) · Journal of theoretical and applied electronic commerce research · doi:10.3390/jtaer18030068 · Cited by 19
“The authors’ expertise and interpretation play a crucial role in narrative reviews, but they should strive for objective conclusions based on the reviewed literature [24].”
BackgroundInfluentialSoh, B. X. P., Smith, N. W., von Hurst, P. R., & McNabb, W. C. (2023) · Journal of Nutrition · doi:10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.11.018 · Cited by 19
Azevedo, R. D. A., Gualano, B., Teixeira, T. A., Nascimento, B., & Hallak, J. (2024) · Frontiers in Toxicology · doi:10.3389/ftox.2024.1379272 · Cited by 30
“Second, and more importantly, in contrast to systematic reviews, a narrative review is subjected to limitations related to the authors ’ subjectivity in the choice of literature, completeness of literature search, and interpretation of the main fi ndings (Green et al., 2006; Sukhera, 2022).”
BackgroundPalamara, D. R., Neeman, T. M., Golab, A. N., & Sheppard, A. P. (2015) · International journal of greenhouse gas control · doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.09.007 · Cited by 19
Paternal Perinatal Depression: A Narrative Review
Philpott, L. F., Savage, E., Leahy‐Warren, P., & Fitzgerald, S. M. (2020) · International Journal of Men s Social and Community Health · doi:10.22374/ijmsch.v3i1.22 · Cited by 20
“A narrative review is an appropriate method to use when the intention is to identify what has been accomplished previously in the research literature, and to provide the reader with a broad, comprehensive, up-to-date summation of a topic area.(15) This type of review also provides researchers with an opportunity to id…”
MethodReview of contextual elements affecting bicyclist safety
Dai, B., & Dadashova, B. (2021) · Journal of Transport & Health · doi:10.1016/j.jth.2021.101013 · Cited by 22
Gezondheid en welbevinden van oudere migranten in Nederland: Een narratieve literatuurstudie
Conkova, N., & Lindenberg, J. (2018) · Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie · doi:10.1007/s12439-018-0268-2 · Cited by 19
Taghikhah, F. R., Prior, D. D., Hafezi, R., Baker, D., & Matouš, P. (2025) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2025.124191 · Cited by 21
What Does it Mean to Work ‘Dialogically’ in Open Dialogue and Family Therapy? A Narrative Review
Ong, B., & Buus, N. (2021) · Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy · doi:10.1002/anzf.1464 · Cited by 18
Burns, J., Carter, A., Draper, S., & Foad, A. (2022) · International Journal of Developmental Disabilities · doi:10.1080/20473869.2022.2149096 · Cited by 18
“The steps to increasing the quality of a narrative review outlined by Green et al. (2006) were followed including the approach to ‘ best-evidence synthesis ’ advocated by Slavin (1995) which includes both review-generated and study-generated evidence.”
MethodAlves-Nogueira, A. C., Melo, D., Carona, C., & Figueiredo-Dias, M. (2023) · Current Oncology · doi:10.3390/curroncol30020185 · Cited by 18
“In this context, a narrative review [22,23] was conducted employing a multidisciplinary approach (i.”
MethodEffective Coverage in Health Systems: Evolution of a Concept
Karim, A., & de Savigny, D. (2023) · Diseases · doi:10.3390/diseases11010035 · Cited by 21
“We subscribe to the standards of narrative reviews proposed by Green et al. (2006) [19].”
MethodSustainable Farmer Development for Agri-Food Supply Chains in Developing Countries
Silva, L. D., Jayamaha, N. P., & Garnevska, E. (2023) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su152015099 · Cited by 18
Qualter, D. (2024) · Computers in the Schools · doi:10.1080/07380569.2024.2322167 · Cited by 33
“This nonsystematic narrative literature review synthesizes the findings and demonstrates the importance of key theories and research studies (Green et al., 2006) by exploring the interplay between digital exclusion, digital inclusion, PI, and parental self-efficacy.”
BackgroundBickerstaff encephalitis in childhood: a review of 74 cases in the literature from 1951 to today
Giaccari, L. G., Mastria, D., Barbieri, R., Maglio, R. D., Madaro, F., Paiano, G., Pace, M. C., Sansone, P., Pulito, G., & Mascia, L. (2024) · Frontiers in Neurology · doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1387505 · Cited by 18
“Narrative reviews are useful educational articles because they provide a broad perspective on a topic and often describe the history or development of a problem or its management (19).”
BackgroundNarrative reviews in anesthesia and pain medicine: guidelines for producers, reviewers and consumers
Kelley, G. A., & D'Souza, R. S. (2024) · Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine · doi:10.1136/rapm-2024-105661 · Cited by 22
Role of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Periodontitis: A Bidirectional Relationship
Vegda, H. S., Patel, B. N., Girdhar, G. A., Pathan, M. S. H., Ahmad, R., Haque, M., Sinha, S., & Kumar, S. (2024) · Cureus · doi:10.7759/cureus.63775 · Cited by 18
“This review's drawback was its exclusive dependence on the previously published documents from explorations of “computerized databases, hand searches, and authoritative texts” [195].”
BackgroundStigma as experienced by children of HIV-positive parents: a narrative review
Mason, S. J., & Sultzman, V. O. (2019) · AIDS Care · doi:10.1080/09540121.2019.1573968 · Cited by 18
Handyside, L., Warren, R., Devine, S., & Drovandi, A. D. (2020) · Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy · doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.03.021 · Cited by 18
Symenuk, P., Tisdale, D., Bearskin, D. B., & Munro, T. (2020) · Witness The Canadian Journal of Critical Nursing Discourse · doi:10.25071/2291-5796.51 · Cited by 18
Competitiveness of the value chain of distributed generation of photovoltaic energy in Brazil
Garlet, T. B., Ribeiro, J. L. D., Savian, F. D. S., & Siluk, J. C. M. (2022) · Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development · doi:10.1016/j.esd.2022.10.019 · Cited by 18
Musculoskeletal Safety for Older Adults in the Workplace
Delloiacono, N. (2015) · Workplace Health & Safety · doi:10.1177/2165079915570299 · Cited by 18
Sallam, M., Snygg, J., Ghandour, S. E., & Sallam, M. (2025) · Obesities · doi:10.3390/obesities5020026 · Cited by 19
Donthu, N., Kumar, S., Sureka, R., & Joshi, R. (2021) · Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing · doi:10.1108/jbim-04-2020-0214 · Cited by 18
Inclusive school leadership: a review of empirical studies
Valdés, R. (2022) · Zona Próxima · doi:10.14482/zp.36.371.9 · Cited by 17
The role of water in environmental migration
Stoler, J. B., Pearson, A. L., Rosinger, A. Y., Lee, A. E., Bombardi, R. J., Brewis, A., Keough, S. B., López‐Carr, D., Shrader, C., Stauber, C., et al. (2022) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water · doi:10.1002/wat2.1584 · Cited by 17
“Narrative reviews permit highlighting specific lines of research, justifying new research agendas (Ferrari, 2015), and synthesizing broad interdisciplinary sets of literature (Green et al., 2006).”
BackgroundHuman Communities in Protected Natural Areas and Biodiversity Conservation
Olmos-Martínez, E., Romero-Schmidt, H., Blázquez, M. C., Arias-González, C., & Ortega‐Rubio, A. (2022) · Diversity · doi:10.3390/d14060441 · Cited by 21
“Instead, this article has a predominant objective: to synthesize the literature in Socioecology, without analyzing or even collecting primary data [7].”
Background
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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