Polished Academic Brochure – Definition
A polished academic brochure refers to a scholarly publication—often a narrative review—that is:

✔️ Elegantly written and well-structured,
❌ but lacks critical depth, methodological rigor, or original insight.

It typically includes:

Glossy overviews of "emerging trends" without evidence stratification

Overuse of vague terms like promising, growing evidence, novel techniques

Uncritical repetition of current dogmas or fashionable approaches

Excessive citation without evaluation of the quality or bias of cited sources

No real discussion of failures, limitations, or conflicting data

📉 In essence:
It looks like a scientific contribution but functions more like an advertisement for the field — designed to impress, not to challenge.