Write and Submit the SLR Article

Recommended article structure

1. Title and abstract: identify the topic, review type, method, main findings, and contribution.
2. Introduction: establish the problem, gap, motivation, objectives, and RQs.
3. Background: define essential concepts without duplicating the results.
4. Methodology: report the protocol, search, screening, quality assessment, extraction, and synthesis.
5. Results: present PRISMA counts, study characteristics, and findings by RQ.
6. Discussion: interpret patterns, implications, gaps, and differences from previous reviews.
7. Limitations: discuss search, selection, data, and review-process constraints.
8. Conclusion: answer the purpose and state the contribution and future direction.

Before submission

• Use the PRISMA 2020 checklist and flow diagram.
• Match the journal's aims, scope, format, and word limit.
• Verify every citation, table, figure, count, and supplementary file.
• Confirm authorship, declarations, acknowledgements, and data availability.
• Prepare a concise cover letter explaining fit and contribution.