Problem formulation
Identify prior review papers based on citation context
| GenAI capability | Data extraction |
| Prompting strategy | Exploratory prompting |
| Requirements | LLMs with file upload and large context window (> 100,000 tokens) |
| Academic study | Wagner et al. (2026) |
Preparation: Upload a selection of relevant papers (PDFs).
Prompt
Considering the in-text citations of each paper, do the papers refer to
prior (standalone) literature reviews? Which ones? Consider all PDFs and
state explicitly when you encounter problems in extracting text from the
PDF document.Extract concept definitions
| GenAI capability | Data extraction |
| Prompting strategy | Zero-shot prompting |
| Requirements | LLMs with file upload and large context window (> 100,000 tokens) |
| Academic study | Wagner et al. (2026) |
Preparation: Upload a selection of relevant papers (PDFs).
Prompt
From the PDFs provided, extract the definitions for [add description here].
Provide a direct quote if remote work is defined in the paper. If there is none,
state that there is no clear definition of [add topic label here]in the PDF.Assess the fit of a selected review type
| GenAI capability | Text analysis and recommendations |
| Prompting strategy | Exploratory prompting |
| Requirements | LLMs with file upload and large context window (> 100,000 tokens) |
| Academic study | Wagner et al. (2026) |
Preparation: Upload a selection of relevant papers (PDFs).
Prompt
Definition: A "qualitative systematic review" aims at collecting and
aggregating empirical evidence from primary studies to test a narrowly
defined hypothesis or model. It is suitable for established topics for
which the research questions are narrow and the focus is on qualitative
or quantitative empirical studies.
Assess a review project focusing on [add description here]. Would a
qualitative systematic review be a suitable review type? Provide reasons
related to the topic maturity, the scope of research questions, and the
nature of prior work.References
Wagner, G., Prester, J., Mousavi, R., Lukyanenko, R., & Paré, G. (2026). Generative artificial intelligence for literature reviews. To Be Accepted at Journal of Information Technology. https://doi.org/TODO