Read through the APA guidelines so that you become familiar with the common core elements of how to write in APA style: in particular, pay attention to general document guidelines (e.g. font, margins, spacing), title page, abstract, body, text citations, quotations. It will help you considerably if your topic for your literature review is the one on which you intend to do your final paper, or is in some way related to the topic of your final paper. Once you have identified and located the articles for your review, you need to analyze them and organize them before you begin writing:
