Szakirodalomban

Szakirodalom is the body of field-specific published works that document knowledge, findings, and discussions in a given discipline. The expression szakirodalomban, used as an adverbial form, denotes statements, conclusions, or phenomena that are grounded in or discussed within this scholarly literature. In Hungarian academic writing, the term helps distinguish established, citable material from other sources such as popular media or gray literature.

The scope of szakirodalom typically includes peer‑reviewed journal articles, scholarly monographs, conference proceedings, doctoral and other theses, and official standards or technical reports. Both national and international outlets can be part of the szakirodalom, depending on the discipline and research question. The quality of the szakirodalom is often assessed by criteria such as peer review, methodological soundness, citation counts, and relevance to the topic.

A common academic practice is to perform a szakirodalom-áttekintés, or literature review, to map what is known, identify gaps, and justify new research. Researchers cite sources from the szakirodalomban to position their work within ongoing debates, compare findings, and build arguments. Access to szakirodalom is provided by university libraries and bibliographic databases; in Hungary, the Magyar Tudományos Művek Tára (MTMT) is a central national index, complemented by international databases such as Scopus and Web of Science.

See also: literature review, bibliographic research, peer review.