Writing a Review Article

Review articles are rare in the field of Information Systems

• True

• False

In a review article, the introduction should:

(there are two correct answers)

• define key variables

• be author-centric

• be in the past tense

• articulate the paper's contributions

What is the first step when determining the source material for your review article?

• Go backward

• Go forward

• Look for major contributions in leading journals

According to the reading, which approach is better when writing a review article?

• Author-centric

• Concept-Centric

A review succeeds when it...

• only reviews literature and doesn't expand on any gaps

• includes a phone book style list of citations and findings

• only cites articles from top journals

• helps other scholars to make sense of the accumulated knowledge on a topic

What are the two points in a scholar's life that make writing a literature review feasible?

(choose both)

• You have completed or made progress on a stream of research and can help the direction of your field

• You have developed some theoretical models derived from a previous literature review you have completed

• You are fresh out of your PhD program and are looking to rack up some citations

• You are looking to expand your area of research and want to learn as much as you can about a new subject

A traditional research article often takes more time to write than a review article.

• True

• False

When writing a literature review, you want to be as critical as possible towards the authors that you cite.

• True

• False

According to the reading, which tense should you use when writing a literature review?

• Past

• Present

• Future

• First Person

According to the reading, what is the most important but often the weakest part of a review article?

• simplifying current theories

• Creating useful tables

• Extending current theories or developing new ones

• A clear introduction