If all the previous steps of your review have been done effectively, it can be written up. When writing up your review, researchers should follow both:
Some resources to help you with writing your review are provided below:
You need to find an appropriate platform to publish your review. Reviews can be published through organisations like Cochrane Collaboration or Joanna Briggs Institute, specialist review journals, academic journals or institutional repositories. Researchers should consider publishing in open platforms like Open Science Framework.
Check out the useful resources the Library offers to help you with publishing your research including Where Should I Publish (WSIP), Your Publishing Plan, and Open Access guide.
Researchers should review the requirements of their target journal early in the process to ensure their manuscript aligns with submission expectations. Use the Think. Check. Submit. checklist to identify trustworthy journals to publish your review.
Publishing is not the final step of your review. It's essential you ensure that the review contributes to ongoing research, policy development and evidence-informed decision-making.
For more information and training on measuring the contribution and impact of your research check out our research metrics help.
For further information and instructions on the screening stage of a literature review please explore our Module 6: Screening, Synthesis and Dissemination.
If you are interesting in further information on this stage of a review, check out the following resources: