A literature review synthesizes and analyzes previous research in a field to inform an audience and establish background knowledge. Literature reviews are most often part of a larger work, like a ...

For researchers, reading scientific papers can be immensely time-consuming. According to one survey, scientists spend seven hours each week searching for information. Another survey suggests that ...

A systematic review is a form of analysis that medical researchers carry out to synthesize all the available evidence on a particular question, such as how effective a drug is. A meta-analysis is a ...

Any activity involving humans as participants in research must gain approval or exemption from the HSRB before the research may be undertaken. To determine whether your project constitutes human ...

Requests for the establishment of Research Faculty positions normally originate within one of two units: a college (including departments/schools and centers/institutes housed in colleges) that ...

Neal Robert Haddaway works for the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change. He receives funding from the Alexander von Humboldt ...