Writing a Literature Review in Social Sciences

• Review notes
• Draft an outline
• Write a preliminary draft 
• Streer clear of all types of plagiarism 
• Compare your draft with your topic outline
• Seek feedback from others
• Edit and revise

Setting concrete daily goals for your writing project helps. Here are some examples of such goals*:

• Write at least 200 words
• Print the first draft I finished yesterday, read it, and revise it
• Make a new list of project goals and write them on my whiteboard
• Write the first three paragraphs of the general discussion
• Add missing references and then reconcile the citations and references
• Reread chapters 22 and 24 from Zinsser to recharge my writing batteries
• Finish the "Setting Goals" section that I started yesterday
• Brainstorm and then make an outline for a new manuscript 

Source: Silvia, P. J. (2007). How to write a lot: A practical guide to productive academic writing. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

• Students: WriteCheck , Grammarly,  DupliChecker
• Students, faculty, and researchers: iThenticate  (FREE to FSU community)
• Schools and Institutions: Turnitin, SafeAssign (tools within BlackBoard)

Download and use the editable templates for student papers (from U of Wisconsin Whitewater) 
     APA 7th Template Document (in Microsoft Word) | APA 7th ed. Annotated Bibliography template 

Check the assignment instructions, a style manual in your field, or the guideline from the journal you are familiar with. 

• E.g., 
  Manuscript Preparation from The Library Quarterly journal  

Watch this video to learn how to format your paper in APA 7 at Microsoft Word.