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Systematic review support resources

Systematic review methodology & protocol guides

The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis by Harris Cooper (Editor); Larry V. Hedges (Editor); Jeffrey C. Valentine (Editor)
ISBN: 9780871541635

The foundational text that will guide you through every stage of the research synthesis process—problem formulation, literature search and evaluation, statistical integration, and report preparation.

Cochrane Handbook of Systematic Reviews Guidance
The latest guidance from the Cochrane group on the methods for conducting systematic reviews of interventions
JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis
describes in detail the process of planning, undertaking and writing up a systematic review using JBI methods.

PRISMA guidance for transparent reporting of systematic reviews & meta analysis

In addition to the methodology guides, use these recently update guides to correctly report what was done & what was found in the evidence gathered in your systematic review.

PRISMA 2020 explanation & elaboration
reflects recent advances in systematic review methodology & terminology.
Prisma 2020 Statement
provides latest update on conduct of systematic reviews since publication of the PRISMA 2009 statement.
Prisma 2020 Checklist
Prisma 2020 Flow Diagram #1
This chart depicts the flow of information through the different phases of a Systematic Review

When planning a protocol for your systematic review, see also

PRISMA for systematic review protocols (PRISMA-P)

Scoping Review Resources

Scoping Review Methodology & Protocol Guidance

The JBI principles for scoping review methodology have evolved from these foundational articles:

Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework
Seminal article by Arksey & O'Malley, 2005
Scoping studies: advancing the methodology
Describes methodology of Levac et al,. 2010
Guidance for conducting systematic scoping reviews
Peters et al. further refine methodology proposed by Arksey & O'Malley for the JBI group. 2015
Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews
The latest methodological guidance (2020) from JBI Synthesis

Cochrane scoping review guidance
A set of how to videos describing all aspects of doing a Scoping Review by Cochrane experts

When planning the protocol for your scoping review, see also

JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. Chapter 11 Scoping Reviews provides details related to methodology
PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) provides a checklist, tip sheets & an explanation document .