Literature Review Planner

Name: Literature Review Planner
Author: travisjneuman

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travisjneuman·vlatest·productivity·MIT

Automatically generates structured literature review plans, including search terms, databases, and key article selection criteria.

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scanned 28 Sept 2026

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About this skill

What it does

This skill helps you plan and structure a literature review. It generates a list of potential sources, organizes them into thematic categories, and creates an outline for your review based on those themes. The planner aims to streamline the research process and ensure comprehensive coverage of relevant literature.

When to use it

You're starting a new research project requiring a literature review.
You feel overwhelmed by the amount of available literature and need help organizing it.
You want to identify gaps in existing research or potential areas for your own contribution.
Your professor/advisor has assigned you a literature review component for a course.

Key capabilities

Source identification: Suggests relevant articles based on keywords.
Thematic categorization: Groups sources by common themes and topics.
Outline generation: Creates a structured outline for the literature review.

Example prompts

"Plan a literature review on the impact of social media on adolescent mental health."
"Generate an outline for a literature review exploring blockchain technology in supply chain management."
“I need to write a literature review about climate change mitigation strategies; suggest some potential sources and organize them.”

Tips & gotchas

The quality of the generated plan depends heavily on the specificity of your initial prompt. Providing clear keywords and research questions will yield more relevant results.