What constitutes an excellent literature review? Summarize, synthesize, conceptualize, and energize
这篇社论阐述了优秀文献综述的标准:不仅要总结和综合已有研究,还要构建概念框架并为未来研究奠定基础,并以此评价了本期特刊中的四篇文献综述。
Abstract A literature review chronicles conceptual and empirical achievements within a research stream. An excellent literature review accomplishes much more. Excellent literature reviews not only explain advances within a research stream (“summarize and synthesize”) but also provide a conceptual framework that captures the key elements of the research (“conceptualize”) and lay a foundation for future inquiry that can accelerate progress in advancing knowledge (“energize”). We accomplish two main tasks in this editorial. First, we offer details about what constitutes an excellent literature review. Second, we summarize the four literature reviews contained in this special topic forum and explain their excellent features.