In a literature review paper, if we consider selected journals and span of publications, is it possible and necessary to consider all the articles published in that time span. If not, whether the review paper gives a rational outcome?
It is too dangerous to only follow some journals (e.g., those on your shelf now). You will miss important contributions.
The secret is to include all the relevant documents only. That is, do not even bother to mention any document that is out of scope or plainly false.
If we consider a time span in a review paper, is it necessary to include all the articles published in that time span?
My suggestion would be do your best to review all the articles during that time span / span of publications or until the state of saturation surfaces. However, you might not need to cite all the articles in your writing especially when there are too many whereby you need to perform some analyses & apply some good judgement calls to provide the significant ones e.g.
In order to perform the abovementioned, It is also advisable to track the literature you'd reviewed so that you can perform the needed analyses & syntheses etc. I usually use the following tracker template in Excel - see RG link attached.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282604179_Excel_Template_for_Literature_Review_Catalog
Research Excel Template for Literature Review Catalog
As dear Professors indicated above. You should not miss any relevant information while relaying on a limited array of publications. Reviews are preferred to be as comprehensive as possible and this is one of the key factors which determine paper's quality.
Regards
SM Najim
You should select some parameters to explore the related literature otherwise its very tedious job to end up with the research. Parameters may be time-frame (as u mentioned in your question), metrics (scopus or SCI or SSCI or ABDC etc).
Reputed publishers (Elsevier, springer, wiley, emearld, sage etc)
This may help you in streaming your literature review.
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