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Are You Making This Literature Review Mistake?

21 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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In this short video, the creator (Steve Tippins, Ph.D.) introduces a common error that many researchers make when conducting a literature review. Although the excerpt only captures a brief spoken refrain, the overall purpose of the video is to alert viewers to the mistake, explain why it undermines the quality and credibility of a review, and provide practical guidance on how to avoid it. The content is framed as a concise, instructional piece aimed at graduate students and early‑career scholars who are preparing systematic or narrative literature reviews for theses, dissertations, or journal articles.