Selection of sources
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Have you indicated the purpose of the review?
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Are the parameters of the review reasonable?
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Why did you include some of the literature and exclude others?
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Which years did you exclude?
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Have you emphasized recent developments?
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Have you focused on primary sources with only selective use of secondary sources?
Critical evaluation of the literature
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Have you organized your material according to issues?
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Is there a logic to the way you organized the material?
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Does the amount of detail included on an issue relate to its importance?
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Have you been sufficiently critical of design and methodological issues?
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Have you indicated when results were conflicting or inconclusive and discussed possible reasons?
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Have you indicated the relevance of each reference to your research?
Interpretation
Note
The review needs to further the reader's understanding of the problem and whether it provides a rationale for your research.
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