Systematic Reviews & Evidence Synthesis Guide

In addition to Covidence-specific processes, this contains "Guides and Top Tips" on systematic reviews.

Listing of linked instructions on the various components of the screening process.

Listing of linked instructions on the various components of data export.

Anyone can create an account for free! This page provides a comparison chart of access options and explains allowances of the free trial. This is an excellent option for anyone wanting to test the screening features or graduate students wanting to experiment with the literature review process.

An international social science research network that produces high quality, open and policy-relevant evidence syntheses, plain language summaries and policy briefs.

The Network is for all those who are interested in scoping reviews, from first time authors to experienced methodologists and researchers.

PRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. PRISMA primarily focuses on the reporting of reviews evaluating the effects of interventions, but can also be used as a basis for reporting systematic reviews with objectives other than evaluating interventions (e.g. evaluating aetiology, prevalence, diagnosis or prognosis).

From BMJ, this article explains explains why reporting of each item is recommended, presents bullet points that detail the reporting recommendations, and presents examples from published reviews.

Several extensions of the PRISMA Statement have been developed to facilitate the reporting of different types or aspects of systematic reviews.

Quantifies the time and resources required to complete systematic reviews.