An article that surveys recent or important works published in a given field. The term is also less commonly used to mean an article that is part book review, and part essay.

an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

a comprehensive, authoritative description of a certain aspect of health care relevant to the journal's scope

a critical analysis of the most recent published manuscripts dealing with a urological topic

a critical evaluation of material that has already been published

an article, published in a journal, annual or book, that reviews the current body of scholarly research on a particular subject

an evaluative survey of previously published work, usually organized by a guiding theory or point of view

a periodical article that describes, analyses', and criticizes a book, journal article, movie, or other creative or academic work

Summary of the state-of-the-art of a particular topic's literature. E-F H-I K-L M-O T-Z

in the sciences, a review article can take the place of a bibliography, listing and criticising the literature on a subject.

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