受疫情影响，国内诸多高校和科研机构推迟开学或上班时间后，理工科研人因为离开了实验室，成了“巧妇难为无米之炊”。尽管课题成果被延后，但该面对的还是要去面对，在此特殊期间，论文综述成了科研人员的“救命稻草”。

法国国家科学研究院功能与进化生态学中心的Marco Pautasso就曾在PLOS Computational Biology 撰文，列出了以下撰写综述的十个原则，供老师们参考。

1. Define a Topic and Audience.

2. Search and Re-search the Literature.

3. Take Notes While Reading.

4. Choose the Type of Review You Wish to Write.

5. Keep the Review Focused, but Make It of Broad Interest.

6. Be Critical and Consistent.

7. Find a Logical Structure.

8. Make Use of Feedback.

9. Include Your Own Relevant Research, but Be Objective.

10. Be Up-to-Date, but Do Not Forget Older Studies.