เปรียบเทียบวิธี

	วิทยานิพนธ์และดุษฎีนิพนธ์	การทบทวนวรรณกรรมแบบพรรณนา
สาขาวิชา	การเขียนเชิงวิชาการ	การเขียนเชิงวิชาการ
ตระกูล	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	1200	1900
ผู้ริเริ่ม	Medieval university tradition (12th century onward)	Research community (traditional academic writing format)
ประเภท	Document Type	Document Type
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	American Psychological Association (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). APA. ISBN: 978-1-4338-3216-1	Green, B. N., Johnson, C. D., & Adams, A. (2006). Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: secrets of the trade. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 5(3), 101–117.
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	master's thesis, PhD dissertation, doctoral thesis, graduate thesis	narrative review, literature survey, interpretive review, state-of-the-art review
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	2	3
สรุป	A thesis (Master's level) or dissertation (doctoral level) is an original research document required for completion of graduate degree programs, serving as the capstone of a student's graduate training. A Master's thesis typically represents 1–2 years of research; a PhD dissertation, 3–5 years. Both require original empirical or theoretical contribution, demonstration of mastery in a discipline, and successful oral defense before faculty committee. Theses and dissertations establish academic credentials, document scholarly work, and are archived in institutional and national repositories (ProQuest, EThOS) for access by scholars worldwide.	A narrative literature review is an interpretive synthesis of published research organized around themes, concepts, or historical progression rather than systematic search. Unlike systematic reviews, narrative reviews employ subjective study selection, do not require protocol registration, and prioritize depth of interpretation over exhaustive comprehensiveness. Narrative reviews are valuable for conceptual synthesis, exploring emerging fields with sparse literature, and providing historical context; they have been the traditional form of scholarly literature synthesis since the inception of academic journals.