Write a literature review
Organizes sources into themes, debates, and gaps, then drafts the review.
The prompt
Help me write a literature review.
Research question or topic: [TOPIC]
Field and level: [e.g. "nursing, master's thesis"]
Sources (titles + abstracts or notes): [PASTE]
Citation style: [APA / MLA / Harvard / Chicago]
Length: [WORD COUNT]
Steps:
1. Group the sources into 3–6 themes or debates. Show which source belongs where.
2. For each theme: what's agreed, what's contested, and methodological strengths and weaknesses.
3. Identify gaps that justify my research question.
4. Draft the review: introduction (scope and approach), thematic sections that synthesize rather than summarize source by source, and a conclusion that leads to my question.
Rules: cite only the sources I provided, in [STYLE] format. Never invent sources, findings, or page numbers — if I need more evidence for a point, write [ADDITIONAL SOURCE NEEDED].
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- TOPIC
- e.g. "nursing, master's thesis"
- PASTE
- APA / MLA / Harvard / Chicago
- WORD COUNT
- STYLE
- ADDITIONAL SOURCE NEEDED
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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