Sustainability Education at UW–Madison : Literature Reviews and Publishing

Literature Reviews

Find resources and services from the UW–Madison Libraries and the UW–Madison Writing Center to guide you through the literature review process of collecting, organizing, and writing.

Evidence Synthesis Research Guide
This guide introduces the process of conducting a systematic review or other evidence synthesis, focusing on disciplines outside of the health sciences.
Literature Reviews in the Sciences
This micro-course explores the skills and tools necessary to research and write a literature review in the sciences, including planning, organization, disciplinary-based source exploration, drafting, and revision.
Learn how to write a review of literature
Short guide from the UW–Madison Writing Center on how to structure a review of the literature.
Quoting and Paraphrasing
These materials will help you avoid plagiarism by teaching you how to properly integrate information from published sources into your own writing.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Purdue University website with writing and citation guidance.
Citing Your Sources
Guidance from the UW-Madison Writer’s Handbook on how to cite sources in many different formats such as APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, and more.
Citation Managers
Software packages used to create personalized databases of papers, citation information, and notes. Campus libraries provide support for several citation manager tools.

Publishing Your Research Article

Publishing Your Research Article: Science and Engineering
Resources for the following parts of the publishing process: selecting a journal to publish in, considering open access publishing strategies, managing copyright, sharing data and code, meeting funder public access requirements, formatting your manuscript, and creating your ORCID ID.