1. Read a lot about your study area concerning the regional geology, in general, and the geophysical and petrophysical literature, in particular.
2. Browse the international literature and look for equivalent topics and their treatment by internationally renowned experts
3. Find out what the highlights of your special area are so as to render the paper attractive to an international audience
4. Draft a tentative table of contents, title and define your aims
5. Make a choice of good photographs, maps and design your line drawings-“A good picture can you tell more than 1000 words” and “Pictorial representation is figurative clarification”
Take a look at these review papers:
DILL, H.G. (1998) A review of heavy minerals in clastic sediments with case studies from the alluvial fan through the near-shore marine environments.- Earth Science Reviews, 45: 103-132
DILL, H.G. (2001) The geology of aluminium phosphates and sulphates of the alunite supergoup: A review.- Earth Science Reviews, 53: 35-93.
DILL, H.G. (2010) The “chessboard” classification scheme of mineral deposits: Mineralogy and geology from aluminum to zirconium.- Earth Science Reviews, 100: 1-420.
DILL, H.G. (2015) Pegmatites and aplites: Their genetic and applied ore geology.- Ore Geology Reviews 69: 417-561.
DILL, H.G. (2017) An overview of the pegmatitic landscape from the pole to the equator – Applied geomorphology and ore guides.- Ore Geology Reviews 91: 795 – 823.
DILL, H.G. (2020) A geological and mineralogical review of clay mineral deposits and phyllosilicate ore guides in Central Europe - A function of geodynamics and climate change.- Ore Geology Reviews 119 (on line)
1. Read a lot about your study area concerning the regional geology, in general, and the geophysical and petrophysical literature, in particular.
2. Browse the international literature and look for equivalent topics and their treatment by internationally renowned experts
3. Find out what the highlights of your special area are so as to render the paper attractive to an international audience
4. Draft a tentative table of contents, title and define your aims
5. Make a choice of good photographs, maps and design your line drawings-“A good picture can you tell more than 1000 words” and “Pictorial representation is figurative clarification”
Take a look at these review papers:
DILL, H.G. (1998) A review of heavy minerals in clastic sediments with case studies from the alluvial fan through the near-shore marine environments.- Earth Science Reviews, 45: 103-132
DILL, H.G. (2001) The geology of aluminium phosphates and sulphates of the alunite supergoup: A review.- Earth Science Reviews, 53: 35-93.
DILL, H.G. (2010) The “chessboard” classification scheme of mineral deposits: Mineralogy and geology from aluminum to zirconium.- Earth Science Reviews, 100: 1-420.
DILL, H.G. (2015) Pegmatites and aplites: Their genetic and applied ore geology.- Ore Geology Reviews 69: 417-561.
DILL, H.G. (2017) An overview of the pegmatitic landscape from the pole to the equator – Applied geomorphology and ore guides.- Ore Geology Reviews 91: 795 – 823.
DILL, H.G. (2020) A geological and mineralogical review of clay mineral deposits and phyllosilicate ore guides in Central Europe - A function of geodynamics and climate change.- Ore Geology Reviews 119 (on line)
If you want to get some good and reliable information (not published as a journal) and report, you may try to contact National Society for Earthquake Technology - Nepal (NSET). They published plenty of good research reports on earthquake of Himalayas and Nepal. It's worth to reach them.
All above are good suggestions. I would encourage you be well aware of the difference between secondary sources (literature, for example) and primary sources, like the data from historical earthquakes and from seismic records. A lot depends on whether you are doing original research or a review.
I will strongly suggest you to consult the World Stress Map (WSM) database as well along with your regular literature studies to bring together all the published information on Himalayan seismicity. WSM is a global compilatioon of stress indicators which includes 'Focal Mechanism' data as well. I have attached a WSM sample map which covers western Himalayan segment. You may use 'CASMO' to generate the similar map that focuses on your area of investigation. Its free to use. Here is the link of CASMO:
If you’re looking for some inspiration how to conduct the literature review, check our the following article incl. free worksheet “Literature Review Notes”: https://bit.ly/2yfXQrl .