How to Write a Review Paper

Are you thinking about writing a review paper but are not sure how to go about it? In this video, I’ll cover the characteristics of a good review paper, provide some examples of review papers, and give a few tips on organizing and writing a review paper.

00:00 Intro
00:36 What is a review paper?
01:01 What are some types of reviews?
02:10 Why write a review paper?
03:02 What makes a good review paper?
04:19 Examples of reviews.
07:02 Who writes review papers?
08:13 How are reviews structured?
10:54 Final thoughts.

Here is a list of examples of review papers mentioned in the video:

Cahoon, D.R., K.L. McKee, and J.T. Morris. 2021. How plants influence resilience of salt marsh and mangrove wetlands to sea-level rise. Estuaries and Coasts 44; 883-898. 10.1007/s12237-020-00834-w

Feller, I.C., C.E. Lovelock, U. Berger, K.L. McKee, S.B. Joye, and M.C. Ball. 2010. Biocomplexity in mangrove ecosystems. Annual Review of Marine Science 2: 395-417. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.marin...

Krauss, K.W., C. M. Lovelock, K. L. McKee, L. López-Hoffman, S. M.L. Ewe, W.P. Sousa. 2008. Environmental drivers in mangrove establishment and early development. Aquatic Botany 89 (2) Special Issue: 105-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.200...

McKee, K. L. and W. H. Patrick, Jr. 1988. The relationship of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) to tidal datums: A review. Estuaries 11:143-151.

Osland, M. J. et al. 2017. Assessing coastal wetland vulnerability to sea-level rise along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast: Gaps and opportunities for developing a coordinated regional sampling network. PLoS ONE 12(9): e0183431. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183431

Woodroffe, C.D., Rogers, K., McKee, K.L., Lovelock, C.E., Mendelssohn, I.A., and Saintilan, N., 2016, Mangrove sedimentation and response to relative sea-level rise: Annual Review of Marine Science 8: 243-266. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marin...

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