Your review should address the following questions under several sections.  However, you can ignore any question if it is not relevant to your paper(s).

1.    Introduction

€¢    Briefly explain the main focus/purpose of the study/paper

€¢    Describe the significance (or motivations) of the study/paper

€¢    Provide an overview of what is contained in different sections of the paper

2.    Theory/Literature Review

€¢    Give a brief background of the study

€¢    Provide a brief review of the existing body of literature (e.g. theories, models, empirical findings etc) about the topic of study.

€¢    Brief indication of existing controversies/ unanswered questions concerning the topic

€¢    State the hypothesis (e.g. whether the hypothesis is supported or rejected)?

3.    Data and Methodology

€¢    Describe the type and sources of data used in the study

€¢    Define the sample and its characteristics

€¢    List the key variables used (if applicable)

€¢    Research (or statistical) methods used to manipulate/analyse the data

4.    Results

€¢    Summarise the key findings/results of the study and their interpretations

€¢    Do the results validate the hypothesis (e.g. whether the hypothesis is supported or rejected)?

5.    Conclusions

€¢    Provide a brief outline of the results, along with their key implications for the researchers and/or practitioners

€¢    Can we generalize the results?  What is your opinion about the result?

€¢    Briefly explain the recommendations of the paper (if any)

€¢    What are the future research directions of the topic of the study (if applicable)?