Turn a pile of papers
into an argument.
A literature review isn't a summary of what you read. It's the architecture of your argument. We guide your source discovery, thematic organisation and gap analysis so your review synthesises instead of lists.
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Support at every stage of the review
Book the stage you're stuck on, or the whole process from search strategy to synthesis.
Search Strategy Design
Build precise database search strings, inclusion criteria and source trails for Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed and your library catalogue.
Thematic Mapping
Organise 30+ papers into a thematic matrix: debates, camps, agreements and contradictions, forming the skeleton of your review.
Gap Analysis
Identify the genuine gap your research fills, and phrase it the way examiners and supervisors expect to read it.
Source Evaluation
Learn to weigh sources: seminal vs derivative, empirical vs opinion, current vs superseded, and cite accordingly.
Synthesis Coaching
Move from 'Author A said X, Author B said Y' to integrated argument paragraphs that position sources against each other.
Structure and Outline Review
Align your review's architecture with your research questions: funnel, thematic or chronological structure, whichever serves the argument.
What students say about our review support
I had sixty PDFs and no idea how they fit together. In two live sessions we built a thematic matrix that turned the chaos into an actual chapter structure. The gap statement we wrote is almost word for word what went into my introduction.
The search strategy session alone was worth it. I learned which databases and terms to use and stopped missing key papers. My supervisor commented that the review finally reads as an argument rather than a list.
Screen sharing on my own sources made it click. We sorted the debates into camps and I could suddenly see where my research fits. I kept the matrix template and have already reused it for a second module.
They helped me plan a systematic search with proper inclusion criteria and screening logs. The live coaching on synthesis moved my writing from descriptive to critical, which was exactly the feedback I had been stuck on.
From scattered sources to structured argument
Four steps, with an update from us at each one.
Tell Us Where You Are
Share your topic, academic level, and current state. Whether you have zero sources or sixty unsorted PDFs, we start from wherever you are.
Match With a Specialist
A subject specialist in your field confirms your session plan and a fixed quote within one working hour.
Work Live, 1-to-1
Collaborate in live video sessions with screen sharing on your actual sources to build search strings, thematic matrices, and gap statements together.
Leave with Tools You Keep
Receive detailed session notes, populated templates, and action steps after every meeting, all reusable for your future reviews.
From first search to final draft
Most clients are postgraduates, but the service scales from a first literature-based essay to a PhD systematic review.
- Master's students facing their first 8,000-word literature review
- PhD candidates structuring a systematic or narrative review
- Students whose drafts were called 'descriptive, not critical'
- Anyone drowning in 60 browser tabs of saved PDFs
- Researchers returning to academia after years away
What you'll receive
Tools you keep, skills you reuse
- A working search strategy document for your topic
- Thematic matrix template, populated with your sources
- Written gap-analysis summary for your introduction
- Annotated outline of your review's structure
- Session recording and notes (for 1-to-1 sessions)
Book one session or the whole process
Sessions are 60 minutes, one-to-one with a subject specialist, held over video call with shared-screen working on your actual materials.
Standard
60 minutes, 1-to-1
per session
- Focused on one stage of your review
- Shared-screen working on your sources
- Session notes & action steps
Plus
3 sessions + templates
save £18
- Search strategy + matrix + gap analysis
- Thematic matrix template included
- Outline review of your draft
- Email support between sessions
Complete
5 sessions + draft reviews
save £46
- Everything in the Builder Pack
- Two written draft reviews
- Synthesis coaching on your paragraphs
- Priority scheduling
Sessions are booked within 48 hours of purchase, including evenings and weekends. Systematic review methodology (PRISMA) quoted individually.
Our Guarantee
Every order, regardless of size, is delivered with the same values.
Booked Within 48 Hours
Flexible booking within 48 hours, with evening and weekend availability built into your schedule.
Fully Confidential
GDPR-compliant handling, visible only to your specialist, deleted 30 days after your final session.
Reschedule Anytime
Free rescheduling when life happens, allowing you to move any session without penalty given 24 hours of notice.
Integrity Assured
Strict academic integrity, focusing entirely on skills guidance so every word of your review remains your own work.
Frequently Asked Questions
We teach you to find them and build your search strategy alongside you live. You'll leave each session knowing exactly which databases to search, with which terms, and why. The sources you cite will be ones you've genuinely engaged with.
Yes. This is skills support and research guidance equivalent to what a supervisor or academic skills centre provides, just more available and more focused. We never write any part of your review.
That's the single most common reason students come to us. The synthesis coaching module specifically trains moves at the paragraph level that turn description into critical argument, complete with worked rewrites of your own paragraphs as examples.
None. Starting with zero sources is fine, as we will begin with your search strategy. If you already have 60 unsorted PDFs, we'll start with the thematic matrix instead. The service meets you where you are.
Yes, for health, psychology and education disciplines. Systematic review support is quoted individually because protocol registration, screening logs and PRISMA flow diagrams vary by project. Simply mention it in your quote request.
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