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Review article

A review article is a journal article that summarizes the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline. A review article is generally considered a secondary source since it may analyze and discuss the method and conclusions in previously published studies. It resembles a survey article or, in news publishing, overview article…

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Review article → journal article that summarizes the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline, suggestion of improvements and areas to further extend the research in reference

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