مجلة الرسالة للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية
Volume 7, Numéro 5, Pages 402-410
2022-09-30

The Importance Of Literature Review In Research: An Overview And Guidelines

Authors : Bey Boumezrag Maria .

Abstract

It is of a major importance for any researcher to demonstrate and critically analyse his/her understanding of the literature in the selected field of study. The present review article presents the meaning and types of literature review; process, importance and objectives. Literature review gains much importance within any piece of research as it reflects the researcher’s knowledge and mastery of the topic being investigated and by combination, the establishment of the not yet explored, allowing the researcher to understand and explore the gaps in the literature by describing, comparing, correlating, and contrasting papers, books, reports and different types of materials. The aim of this paper is to provide a clear and concise structured overview on the major components and steps in writing a literature review.

Keywords

literature review ; research study ; research process