Service · Literature reviews
Literature review support and guidance
A weak literature review summarises studies one after another. A strong one organises the field into themes and debates, and ends by making your study look necessary. We coach the search, the synthesis and the structure that gets you there.
What the support covers
How we help with literature review support
Systematic search strategy
Databases, keywords, Boolean logic, inclusion criteria and a record of what you searched — increasingly required, even outside formal reviews.
Appraisal, not acceptance
Judging quality, method and relevance so your review has a critical spine.
Thematic synthesis
Grouping sources by argument and finding where the field disagrees, rather than by author or date.
Naming the gap
Closing the review by stating precisely what is missing and how your study addresses it.
Review types
- Narrative literature reviews
- Systematic-style reviews
- Scoping reviews
- Theoretical framework chapters
- Standalone review assignments
Tools and skills
- Database searching
- Reference management
- Synthesis matrices
- Critical appraisal tools
- Paraphrasing and citation practice
Academic levels
We work with undergraduate and Bachelor's students on assignments, coursework, reports and final-year or capstone projects, and with Master's and PhD students on research proposals, literature reviews, methodology, data analysis, theses and dissertations.
English · Arabic · French
Sessions are available in English, Arabic and French, so you can think through difficult ideas in the language you reason fastest in and still submit in the language your university requires.
Academic integrity
We coach, tutor and give feedback. Students research, build and submit their own assessed work, which keeps them inside their institution's academic integrity rules.
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Talk to a coach about your literature review support
Send us your course, level of study and deadline. We reply with an honest view of whether we can help and how — in English, Arabic or French.