# Write a literature review

Organizes sources into themes, debates, and gaps, then drafts the review.

- Topic: Research & Summaries
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Research, Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-literature-review

## Prompt

```text
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].
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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

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