Resources by Discipline

Booth, A., Sutton, A., & Papaioannou, D. (2016). Systematic approaches to a successful literature review (2nd ed.). Sage Publications.

Clark, W. R., Clark, L. A., Raffo, D. M., & Williams, R. I. (2021). Extending Fisch and Block’s (2018) tips for a systematic review in management and business literature. Management Review Quarterly, 71(1), 215–231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-020-00184-8

Petticrew, M., & Roberts, H. (2006). Systematic reviews in the social sciences : a practical guide. Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470754887

Snyder, H. (2019). Literature review as a research methodology: An overview and guidelines. Journal of Business Research, 104, 333–339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.07.039 

To find examples of systematic reviews in business, adapt the following search string to align with your research area and paste the search string into a Title search in QUT Library Search:

"systematic review*" AND business

You may also try refining it to your specific research area e.g.,

"systematic review*" AND entrepreneurship

You can adapt this search for other types of reviews. 

To find examples of systematic reviews in communication or media studies, adapt the following search string to align with your research area and paste the search string into a Title search in QUT Library Search:

"systematic review*" AND ("communication studies" OR "media studies" OR "digital media")

You can adapt this search for other types of reviews. 

To find examples of systematic reviews in design, adapt the following search string to align with your research area and paste the search string into a Title search in QUT Library Search:

"systematic review*" AND ("interaction design" OR "visual communication" OR "industrial design")

You can adapt this search for other types of reviews. 

Zawacki-Richter, O., Kerres, M., Bedenlier, S., Bond, M., and Buntins, K. (2020). Systematic reviews in educational research: Methodology, perspectives and application. Springer Nature.

To find examples of systematic reviews in education, adapt the following search string to align with your research area and paste into a Title search in QUT Library Search:

"systematic review*" AND (education OR teaching OR "pedagogy)

You can adapt this search for other types of reviews. 

To find examples of systematic reviews in law, adapt the following search string to align with your research area and paste the search string into a Title search in QUT Library Search:

"systematic review*" AND law

You can adapt this search for other types of reviews. 

Petticrew, M., & Roberts, H. (2006). Systematic reviews in the social sciences: A practical guide. Blackwell.

To find examples of systematic reviews in social justice, adapt the following search string to align with your research area and paste the search string into a Title search in QUT Library Search:

("systematic review*") AND "social justice"

You can adapt this search for other types of reviews.