AbstractWe apply the averaging theory of first and second order for studying the limit cycles of generalized polynomial Linard systems of the form\dot x = y - 1\left( x \right)y,\,\,\dot y = - x - f\left( x \right) - g\left( x \right)y - h\left( x \right){y^2},where l(x) = ∊l1(x) + ∊2l2(x), f (x) = ∊ f1(x) + ∊2f2(x), g(x) = ∊g1(x) + ∊2g2(x) and h(x) = ∊h1(x) + ∊2h2(x) where lk(x) has degree m and fk(x), gk(x) and hk(x) have degree n for each k = 1, 2, and ∊ is a small parameter.