Writing and Publishing a Review Paper

  • What is a review paper?
  • What makes a great review?
  • Editors’ favourite Nature Reviews papers
  • Dos and don’ts for a good review
  • Commissioned and unsolicited reviews
  • How to write the outline of a review paper
  • The structure of a review paper
  • Selecting the primary literature for your review paper
  • Refereeing review papers
  • The editorial process at Nature Reviews journals
  • Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • An editor’s experience: Submitting a review
  • Reflection: Remember an inspiring review
  • Frequently asked questions