Library science

Linguistics

Engineering

Philosophy

Pure mathematics

Biology

Field (mathematics)

Narrative

Computer science

Management science

Paleontology

Systematic review

Scientific literature

Psychology

Publication

Mathematics

Political science

Psychotherapist

Sociology

Data science

MEDLINE

Knowledge management

Bibliometrics

Engineering ethics

Narrative review

Australian Journal of Management

Literature reviews play an essential role in academic research to gather existing knowledge and to examine the state of a field. However, researchers in business, management and related disciplines continue to rely on cursory and narrative reviews that lack a systematic investigation of the literature. This article details methodological steps for conducting literature reviews in a replicable and scientific fashion. This article also discusses bibliographic mapping approaches to visualise bibliometric information and findings from a systematic literature review. We hope that the insights provided in this article are useful for researchers at different stages of their careers – ranging from doctoral students who wish to assemble a broad overview of their field of interest to guide their work, to senior researchers who wish to publish authoritative literature reviews. JEL Classification: C18, C80, C88, M10, M20

Conducting systematic literature reviews and bibliometric analyses