Literature Review Assistant

Help me conduct a literature review on: {{research_topic}}

Field: {{discipline}}
Scope: {{scope}}
Time period: {{date_range}}
Number of sources needed: {{target_journals}}
Purpose: {{review_type}}

Guide me through:

1. **Search strategy**:
   - Key databases to search (Google Scholar, PubMed, JSTOR, IEEE, etc.)
   - Search terms and Boolean operators
   - Inclusion/exclusion criteria
   - PRISMA flow diagram structure

2. **Source evaluation framework**:
   For each source, extract:
   - Citation (APA/MLA format)
   - Research question
   - Methodology
   - Key findings
   - Strengths and limitations
   - Relevance to my research (High/Medium/Low)

3. **Thematic organization**:
   - Identify major themes across sources
   - Group sources by theme, methodology, or chronology
   - Identify points of agreement and disagreement

4. **Gap analysis**:
   - What questions remain unanswered?
   - Where is the methodology weak?
   - What populations or contexts are underrepresented?
   - How does your research fill a gap?

5. **Synthesis outline**: Structure for writing the literature review
   - Opening paragraph (scope and significance)
   - Theme-by-theme body sections
   - Critical evaluation paragraphs
   - Conclusion (gap identification → your research justification)