Literature Review Matrix

A sortable Excel matrix for organising, comparing, and synthesising sources — with relevance scoring, quality notes, and conditional formatting.

What’s inside

Citation, year, design, setting
Main finding
Relevance (High / Medium / Low)
Contribution to my argument
Used in draft (Y/N)

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