The chapter by Harris M. Cooper presents a taxonomy of literature reviews in education and psychology, categorizing them based on focus, goal, perspective, coverage, organization, and audience. The taxonomy is illustrated using the winners of the American Educational Research Association's Research Review Award. Data on the reliability of coding the taxonomy by readers and survey results on the frequency of different types of reviews are provided. The increasing role of literature reviews in social sciences is discussed, driven by the information explosion and the need for coherent and perspective-taking in research. The paper aims to address the lack of scrutiny and evaluation standards for literature reviews, offering a general definition and a taxonomy to help assess review quality. The taxonomy can also assist editors and funding agencies in communicating their needs to potential authors.The chapter by Harris M. Cooper presents a taxonomy of literature reviews in education and psychology, categorizing them based on focus, goal, perspective, coverage, organization, and audience. The taxonomy is illustrated using the winners of the American Educational Research Association's Research Review Award. Data on the reliability of coding the taxonomy by readers and survey results on the frequency of different types of reviews are provided. The increasing role of literature reviews in social sciences is discussed, driven by the information explosion and the need for coherent and perspective-taking in research. The paper aims to address the lack of scrutiny and evaluation standards for literature reviews, offering a general definition and a taxonomy to help assess review quality. The taxonomy can also assist editors and funding agencies in communicating their needs to potential authors.