As you read sources, themes will emerge that will help you to organize the review. You can use a simple chart or Literature Review Matrix to track your notes as you read. From this work, a concept map emerges that provides an overview of the literature and ways in which it connects.
| Authors | Concept/Themes | Main ideas | Notes | Gaps in Research |
Pacheco-Vega, R. (2016, June 17). Synthesizing different bodies of work in your literature review: The Conceptual Synthesis Excel Dump (CSED) technique. http://www.raulpacheco.org/2016/06/synthesizing-different-bodies-of-work-in-your-literature-review-the-conceptual-synthesis-excel-dump-technique/
Chart from Brown University Library https://libguides.brown.edu/organize/litreview
You can also organize your matrix by theme.
