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Literature Review Outline From Your Own Notes
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Review question or purpose: {{REVIEW_PURPOSE}}
Word limit and type of document (thesis chapter, article section, standalone review): {{FORMAT}}
My notes, grouped by paper and tagged [P1], [P2] and so on: {{NOTES}}
Create an outline:
1. Propose a central line of argument for the review, in two sentences, based only on my notes.
2. Provide a section-by-section structure with a heading, the point each section makes, the tags of the papers that support it, and a suggested word allocation within my limit.
3. For each section, give one sentence on how it leads to the next.
4. Identify where I should compare, contrast or critique rather than summarise.
5. List what is missing from my notes to support each section, so I know what to read next.
Never add citations, authors, studies or facts of your own. If you think a point needs support I did not supply, write [NEEDS SOURCE] and describe the kind of evidence required, without naming any.
Output as a nested outline with a closing list of gaps to fill.
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“Literature Review Outline From Your Own Notes” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Writing & Creative category, 192 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by The Prompt Index. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.
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{{REVIEW_PURPOSE}}, {{FORMAT}}, {{NOTES}}.
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