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Literature reviews

The most common failure in a literature review is structure: source after source, each summarised in a paragraph, with no argument running through it. A review is supposed to organise a field around themes and arrive at the gap your study fills.

Suited to

  • Standalone literature review modules and assignments
  • The review chapter of a Bachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral thesis
  • Background sections for journal articles
  • Scoping work before committing to a research question
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01In practice

How this actually works

We search systematically rather than opportunistically — defined databases, defined terms, defined inclusion criteria — so the review can be justified if an examiner asks how you selected what you read.

The output is organised thematically or chronologically depending on what the field demands, with each section building toward the gap. Contradictions between studies are treated as findings rather than smoothed over.

Every source is real, retrievable and read. You receive the citation library, so you can open anything you are asked about in a viva.

02Scope

What is delivered

Written down so there is nothing to discover later.

You receive

  • A documented search strategy: databases, search terms, date range and inclusion criteria
  • A thematically organised review with a clear line of argument
  • Critical evaluation of method and limitation, not just of findings
  • An explicit statement of the gap your research addresses
  • A complete reference library in your required style
  • A source matrix mapping each study to theme, method and finding, on request

Not included

  • We do not cite sources we have not read, and we do not pad a reference list
  • We do not access paywalled material you do not have rights to

03Process

From brief to delivery

  1. Define the boundary

    What counts as relevant, which years, which disciplines, which languages. A review without boundaries cannot be finished.

  2. Search and screen

    Systematic searching, screening against criteria, and a log of what was excluded and why.

  3. Synthesise

    Sources grouped into themes that carry an argument, with disagreements in the field made explicit.

  4. Position your study

    The closing section states the gap and connects it directly to your research question.

04Questions

About literature reviews

More general questions about how we work are answered on the FAQ page.

How many sources does a literature review need?
There is no correct number, and departments that quote one usually mean it as a floor. What matters is coverage: whether the significant work in your area is represented and whether recent publications are included. A 10,000-word review built on forty well-chosen sources is stronger than one listing a hundred.
What is the difference between this and a systematic review?
A systematic review follows a formal, pre-registered protocol with reproducible search and screening, usually reported against PRISMA. A narrative literature review is systematic in its searching but organised around argument rather than protocol. We offer both — see systematic and scoping reviews if your department requires the formal version.
Can you review literature in languages other than English?
Our working language is English. Where a field has significant non-English literature — common in European legal, historical and policy research — we tell you at the scoping stage so you can decide whether that material needs to be covered and how.

05Related

Often needed alongside this

Systematic reviews

Protocol-driven reviews reported to PRISMA, with a reproducible search.

Dissertation & thesis

Full-length Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral projects, delivered chapter by chapter.

Research proposals

Proposals that survive a supervisory panel — answerable question, feasible method.

Research papers

Original papers built on peer-reviewed sources, with a method and stated limitations.

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Send the assessment criteria and your department’s guidance with the brief. Those decide the shape of the work more than the topic does. We reply within a few hours on working days.

What to have ready

  • The assessment criteria or handbook
  • Your deadline and word count
  • Anything already written or approved

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