SLR FOUNDATIONS · PRE-HANDS-ON LEARNING
SLR Foundations
Understand the review before starting hands-on work
Why start here?
Before developing research questions and search strings, understand what a systematic literature review is, how it differs from other article types, how its methods are documented, and how the final manuscript is structured.
Article Types
Distinguish original research, narrative, scoping, bibliometric and systematic reviews.
Explore topic →New guided foundations — learn before Stage 1
Use these focused learning pages to read published reviews, establish novelty, plan your protocol and avoid common methodological mistakes.
Interactive Article Explorer
Read an open-access published SLR with a guided worksheet.
Open learning page →Common SLR Mistakes
Recognise and correct methodological and reporting weaknesses.
Open learning page →Recommended learning sequence
Article Types → SLR Process → Anatomy → Templates → PRISMA → Quality → Examples → Knowledge Check.
Begin Foundations → Already familiar? Go to Stage 1 preparation →