Systematic Literature Review Framework

Systematic literature reviews fail when the search strategy is not reproducible — when another researcher following the same protocol would retrieve a different set of papers. This happens when databases are not specified, search terms are not documented, or inclusion/exclusion decisions are made inconsistently. A systematic review that cannot be reproduced is a narrative review with extra steps — not a systematic synthesis of evidence.

The Systematic Literature Review Framework builds a PRISMA-compliant protocol: pre-specified search terms across multiple databases, transparent inclusion/exclusion criteria, structured data extraction forms, and a synthesis narrative that distinguishes consensus from contested findings.