SLRSystematic Literature ReviewFrom Literature Discovery to Publication

STAGE 1 · GUIDED LEARNING WORKSPACE

Execute & Refine

Record real searches, filters and result counts.

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Learn → Example → Practice → Save

Complete the task, review your answer and move to the next step. Your work is saved in this browser. Export your portfolio regularly to keep a backup.

ESTIMATED HANDS-ON TIME30–45 min
You are ready to continue when

Each search run has an exact query, database, date, filters and result count recorded.

5. Execute and refine searches

Run searches in each database and record the exact query, date, filters and number of records returned. Do not invent counts. Add one row for each executed search.

Example search log

Scopus | 2026-10-16 | TITLE-ABS-KEY(...) | 2018–2026 | 124 results (illustrative only)

Keep both initial and revised queries to document the development of your strategy.
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