Table 1: Pros and cons of systematic literature review.

Pros Provides a valuable set of studies from a wide range of resources Aids in the process of future studies through providing a framework It is more transparent than other literature review methods A “Systematic Literature Review” on a topic offers a sense of particularity and rigor
Cons Lack of novelty,
innovation and intuition
May ignore important “grey literature” such as empirical reports It is a time-consuming process Dependent on the quality of abstract (frequently limited to almost 200 words)