Guides: Business Literature Search guide: Reviews

Selected software

Endnote
EndNote is a software that can assist you in correctly formatting your references in your assignments and creating a well-organized reference list.
Click on the link and get assistance from our EndNote guide (Danish only)
Nvivo
NVivo is a software that can assist you with your qualitative data analysis.
Click on the link and get assistance from our NVivo guide (Danish only)
Covidence
Covidence is a software that can assist you in your screening of references.
Click on the link to get assistance from our Covidence guide.

Download the programs and view SDU IT's full list of software for students at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Ph.D. students and other employees at SDU should download Nvivo through the Software Center.

Why conduct a review?

The purpose of conducting a review is to gather relevant research within a specific topic and synthesize it into a coherent summary of existing knowledge in the field. Sometimes the process is about gaining an overview of the literature for your assignment, while at other times the review itself is the main task. It is important to clarify with your supervisor what type of review you should undertake.

There are various types of reviews, and the process of conducting, for example, a systematic literature review is expected to take up to 6 months.

You can read more about reviews on the guide: Literature Searching and Reviews

PRISMA 2020 statement

PRISMA 2020 statement comprises a 27-item checklist addressing the introduction, methods, results and discussion sections of a systematic review report.

PRISMA Flow Diagram

PRISMA Flow Diagram helps you map the number of identified, included, and excluded records, as well as the reasons for exclusions in a review.

PRISMA-S

PRISMA-S includes a checklist for reporting literature search with 16 items.