To ‘review’ or not ‘to review’: That is the question

Writing a 'review paper' is often tempting as a strategy to enhance your publication number, but is this an easy path to follow? Remember: A 'review paper' is NOT the same as a 'literature review'

One of the more common kinds of papers we write as academics are so-called ‘review papers’. In addition to regular peer-reviewed research articles, of course.

Colleagues very often ask about ‘review papers’ in workshops and advice groups. Won’t it be easier for me to write a review paper than a regular article at the start of my career? Can you give me …