What is a review article and how can I find one in the library?
Answer
Review articles present research that has already been published. The authors of review articles are providing a summary of the current research on a particular topic. Review articles report on who the main researchers are in that field, recent advances or discoveries, gaps in the research, debates, and what future directions the research may take in that field.
The PsycARTICLES/PsycINFO database allows you to limit your search reviews. Choose Systematic Review in the Methodology box in the Advanced Search.
In ScienceDirect, go to the Journals Tab in Advanced Search and select Review Article under Limit by Document Type.
In
databases where these options are not built in, you can use terms like “systematic
review” or “review.”
For
example, searching a database for: "smoking cessation AND systematic
review."