Components of Writing a Review Article
Keywords:
Guidelines, Review, CharacteristicsAbstract
The term research is well-known to the logical world which plays an important role in finding the new problems and solutions, ideas, techniques, procedures, drugs, etc. Good use of research knowledge especially in writing is imperative to make it beneficial for larger community. In writing of knowledge, proper review of literature is very essential to gather research-problem-related information. Writer should follow the steps throughout collection of data during writing of review article. Review of literature increases clarity, reliability, uniformity and critical evaluation of evidence. This paper attempts to explain the guidelines and steps of review manuscript writing.
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