🤯 Top 7 Mistakes to Avoid in Writing a Literature Review for Your Thesis, Paper, or Research Project 

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Hi Shamsuddin! How are you doing? Long time no see! Where are you? :)

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Thank you for your comment! Glad to hear that! All the best with your PhD! btw, what is your PhD topic about?

Thank you for your reply. My subject of study relates to urban sociology. More specifically my research is based on the interaction between public space, the aging of population and its well-being in urban environments.

Thank you for your comment. I'm happy that my systematic literature review videos were helpful. Hope you find other videos helpful too. Have you completed your meta analysis?

@@saeedsharif Yes it was a Masters degree on Science thesis about Mutagenesis in Health personel exposed to radiation, I still have to update in order to publish.

@hxl6162 Great! Do it ASAP then! And where are you from?

​@@saeedsharif I'm from Brazil I'm in the center nearby Brasilia the Federal Capital. Since the beginning I followed your guidance now I'm on my PHD of genetics and I'm still doing my Systematic Reviews based on your explanations.

Thank you for the comment. What I explained were not rules! They are tips that can improve your work in the eyes of editors, reviewers, and examiners. Of course, you can summarize the studies in your literature review one by one. However, I consider that to be at a beginner level. You can take your work to another level by following the tips that I shared with you.

Thank you very much for your nice comment. Could you please tell me about yourself and your study?

Hello Prof. Saeed. I'm enrolled in PhD program and currently working on my thesis. The area I am working on is green finance. I have been overwhelmed with the immense amount of literature. I did not know about the thematic approach although while reading papers i used to feel some kind of synthesis based on common characteristics. I have watched your other videos too and they provided me clarity. Today I watched your video on writing background of study, and I felt I need to be more critical. @@saeedsharif

I belong to Pakistan and usually the Asian students face difficulty in being critical towards studies. I would request you if you make some more videos on this subject with examples. Also if possible can you do post-mortem (as an example) of an entire research paper highlighting aim, motivation, contribution, etc. How to align the storyline in Introduction is a challenging phase and with pieces of some examples, it would help to identify proper sections in a research paper. Many Thanks Prof.

Hi @@faiqashafqat8202, Thank you for your comment and detailed explanation. Your topic is interesting, and I believe you will be able to publish some excellent papers based on the results of your work. Also, thank you for the suggestion. I am currently developing a practical two-month training program for writing and publishing papers. The training includes several examples that I have provided, and I plan to feature some of them in the upcoming videos.

Thats really great. Sir, If you provide details of your training program, I too may consider joining it depending on my schedule@@saeedsharif

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Thank you for your question. It touches upon a fundamental aspect of research methodology and literature review, which is the philosophical stance a researcher adopts. In quantitative studies, researchers often embrace a positivist standpoint, emphasizing objectivity and independence from the research subject. This perspective encourages the separation of the researcher from the research itself, with a focus on empirical data and statistical analysis. On the other hand, qualitative works more frequently adopt an interpretivist standpoint. Researchers here acknowledge their active role in shaping the research process and its outcomes. They recognize that their own perspectives and biases can influence the study. This paradigm shift is significant, as it allows for a more flexible and engaged role in the research process. In qualitative research, the concept of "reflexivity" becomes important. Reflexivity means the researcher's self-awareness and acknowledgment of their influence on the research. It requires researchers to explain who they are, their perspectives, and how these factors may affect the research and the interpretation of data. This aspect is typically addressed in the methodology section of qualitative studies. It's an essential practice to maintain transparency and ensure that readers understand the researcher's standpoint and potential biases. Shifting our focus to the literature review, you've raised an important challenge. A literature review involves critiquing and analyzing existing literature using other literature. It's a delicate task because it requires maintaining objectivity while providing your judgments and interpretations, "all of which should be well-supported by the literature you're reviewing". This balancing act necessitates presenting various authors' perspectives and offering your own insights and analysis, all while ensuring that your judgments are grounded in the literature itself. Do you want me to share a sample with you?

​@@saeedsharifDear Prof., realy appricate you deep clarification based on scientific paradiam, which will help me so much to refer to your clarification for upcoming publications. Please share the sample you suggest for more understanding.

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Hi Anita, I love your comments. I was just sharing with my friend here about your comments and the video summaries you usually provide.

​@@saeedsharifplease provide more explanation about mistake number 7. I agree with Anita.

You are most welcome! I'm happy that the content was helpful! Sure. I'm making a series of videos for the methodology section now.

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Thank you very much Alireza jan!

A pleasure 😀