Write your literature review from the papers, not from memory
Put your papers in a review matrix. WriteOrbit reads each one and fills in the aim, method, sample, findings and limitations, with the quote and page for every answer. Then draft the review with real citations.
Why use literature review tool
A matrix you can check
Every cell shows the quote and page it came from.
Your own questions
Add columns such as “theory used” or “country” and the matrix fills them.
A head start on writing
Start from the literature review template and draft with citations to your papers.
How it works
Choose papers
Pick papers from your Library for a new matrix.
Fill the matrix
WriteOrbit reads each paper and answers each column.
Write
Open the literature review template and draft from the papers, citing as you go.
What goes in, what comes out
You give it
- PDFs in your Library
- Columns (defaults: aim, method, sample, findings, limitations)
You get
- A review matrix with quotes and page numbers
- A structured literature review document with citations
Good to know
- It is not a systematic review tool: there is no PRISMA screening or risk-of-bias assessment.
- Matrix answers are AI readings of the text; check the quotes before you use them.
An example
You enter
Eight papers on teacher burnout; columns: method, sample, main finding.
WriteOrbit returns
Row “Smith (2021)”: Survey · 412 teachers · Workload predicted burnout (“…”, p. 7).
Questions
More in the help center.
Is this the same as a systematic review?
No. It helps with narrative and scoping literature reviews. It does not run PRISMA screening, meta-analysis or risk-of-bias checks.
Can I export the matrix?
You can copy it into your document. The quotes and pages come with it.
Can it write a review of related literature (RRL)?
Yes: the free literature review generator drafts one from real papers, and you can open it in the editor to add your own sources.
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