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Which review is that? A guide to review types.

A typology of literature reviews

State of the Art Review


State of the art reviews "generally focus on recently published literature to assess current matters. A state-of-the-art review will often highlight new ideas or gaps in research with no official quality assessment". "

In general, state-of-the-art reviews tend to report results using both narrative forms and a tabular component". (Baguss, 2020)

 

Further Reading/Resources
 

Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health information & libraries journal, 26(2), 91-108. Full Text

Dochy, F. (2006). A guide for writing scholarly articles or reviews for the Educational Research Review. Educational Research Review, 4(1-2), 1-21. Full Text PDF
 

Example
 

Wang, L., Kolios, A., Liu, X., Venetsanos, D., & Rui, C. (2022). Reliability of offshore wind turbine support structures: A state-of-the-art review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 161, 112250. Full Text

 

References
Baguss, J. (2020). The Systematic Review Research Process: 8 Types of Systematic Reviews You Should Know. Evidence Partners. Link