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Using AI tools for Literature Reviews

What is an AI Literature Review Tool?



This guide aims to provide information, benefits and individual advantages on the use of six common AI generative Literature review tools.

AI literature Review Tools are typically search applications that use generative Artificially Intelligent to perform functions that can enable literature reviews to be conducted. They differ from normal journal search software in that they have extra functionality that enables enhanced searching, connection, analysis or display of search results, that are conducted as part of a literature review or other academic research.

There are a number of these applications, some of which are quite sophisticated, currently being used by researchers. They can make conducting a literature review a lot easier and quicker. However, the various tools differ in functionality, discipline coverage, cost and ease of use.

AI literature Review tools are different from generative AI chat applications in that they are dedicated to an academic search function. They also draw their results directly from the datasets they search on, rather than some Gen AI chat applications that generate "made up" or hallucinatory data type answers (including references).

This Guide will help you find, select, evaluate and use AI-powered tools to assist the literature review workflow. 

The information here will assist in choosing your best option, and understanding the different gen ai

  • Popular AI-powered tools used for literature review and how they work
  • Comparison of their capabilites
  • Cost information
  • Which ones are best for different aspects of research or literature review

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