Medical Sciences Library
Welcome to the Literature Review for Medical Sciences research guide! This guide is intended to assist medical sciences students with the writing and structuring of literature reviews for class assignment and publication. Basic content, formatting, and citation information required for APA Style literature reviews will be covered. Specific questions about content, structure, and citation style should be directed to your professor.
For further assistance, please visit the TAMU University Writing Center.
A literature review is a way to engage in existing literature on a chosen topic (Purdue Owl). Through analyzing various resources, this allows the author to explore trends and identify any gaps in the research. It involves the collection and thorough analysis of various sources, including journal articles, books, and electronic sources, like ebooks and ejournals (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
Literature reviews can be a standalone project (paper, assignment, etc) or can be part of a larger research paper.