The article by Roy F. Baumeister and Mark R. Leary discusses the importance and unique aspects of writing narrative literature reviews in scientific research. They highlight that narrative literature reviews serve a vital role in bridging the gap between scattered empirical studies and the broader scientific field, providing theoretical insights and addressing broad questions that individual empirical reports cannot. The authors emphasize the differences between writing empirical reports and literature reviews, such as the ability to make more abstract theoretical claims, engage in post hoc theorizing, and draw four types of conclusions: supporting a hypothesis, tentatively accepting it, finding insufficient evidence, or rejecting it. They also address common mistakes in literature reviews, including inadequate introductions, insufficient coverage of evidence, lack of integration, failure to critically appraise evidence, and selective review of evidence. The article aims to guide researchers in writing effective narrative literature reviews by understanding their unique goals, methods, and pitfalls.The article by Roy F. Baumeister and Mark R. Leary discusses the importance and unique aspects of writing narrative literature reviews in scientific research. They highlight that narrative literature reviews serve a vital role in bridging the gap between scattered empirical studies and the broader scientific field, providing theoretical insights and addressing broad questions that individual empirical reports cannot. The authors emphasize the differences between writing empirical reports and literature reviews, such as the ability to make more abstract theoretical claims, engage in post hoc theorizing, and draw four types of conclusions: supporting a hypothesis, tentatively accepting it, finding insufficient evidence, or rejecting it. They also address common mistakes in literature reviews, including inadequate introductions, insufficient coverage of evidence, lack of integration, failure to critically appraise evidence, and selective review of evidence. The article aims to guide researchers in writing effective narrative literature reviews by understanding their unique goals, methods, and pitfalls.