Research Guides: Literature Reviews: How to Write

How to Write a Literature Review

Ten Simple Rules for Writing a Literature Review
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A guide on writing literature reviews from PLoS: Computational Biology
Learn How to Write a Review of Literature
Provides specific instructions on the introduction, body, and conclusion of a literature review as well as some examples.
Writing your Review
Contains approaches to brainstorming concepts and synthesis of sources.
The Literature Review: A Few Tips On Conducting It
Includes questions to ask yourself throughout the writing process and for each source.
How to Write a Literature Review?
Details best practices for quotations and paraphrasing.
Write a Literature Review
Includes instructions for each component of the review.

Handouts from Sprague Library, links to Purdue University's Online Writing Lab, and more.

APA Style in Brief
Short handout from the Sprague Library at Montclair State University.

APA Formatting & Style Guide (Purdue)
APA Style (by the American Psychological Association)
MLA Style Handout
The short handout from the Sprague Library at Montclair State University.
MLA Style from Purdue
Chicago Style from Purdue
EndNote Online
Register for an account through EndNote Online. Please use your Montclair State University e-mail address for verification purposes.
AMA Citation Style
Citation examples from the American Medical Association Manual of Style. Handout from the St. Catherine University Libraries.
Chicago Manual of Style Online
Citing Sources Research Guide
A guide to attributing sources in footnotes, in-text citations & bibliographies