Publishing literature reviews

Abstract

Purpose

The author discusses his views on writing good, structured literature reviews (SLRs), meta-analyses and bibliometric articles with the aim of encouraging the audience to engage with this research approach.

Design/methodology/approach

The author adopts a descriptive approach for sharing his views.

Findings

The author provides some examples where SLRs might be useful.

Originality/value

Although conducting SLRs is quite laborious, the eventual publication is highly rewarding both in terms of relatively high citation counts and of offering many early career researchers with a handy scholarly resource for initiating new research.

Citation

Habib, A. (2022), "Publishing literature reviews", Pacific Accounting Review, Vol. 34 No. 3, pp. 399-405. https://doi.org/10.1108/PAR-02-2022-0024