Systematic Review Process Manuals, Standards, and Checklists
Handbooks/Manuals
- Cochrane HandbookThe Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is the official guide that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions
- CRD's Guidance for Undertaking Reviews in Health CareProvides practical guidance for undertaking evidence synthesis based on a thorough understanding of systematic review methodology.
- PRISMAPRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. PRISMA focuses on the reporting of reviews evaluating randomized trials, but can also be used as a basis for reporting systematic reviews of other types of research, particularly evaluations of interventions.
Other Standards
- JBI Manual for Evidence SynthesisThe Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Manual for Evidence Synthesis provides guidance to authors for the conduct and preparation of JBI systematic reviews and evidence syntheses.
- Searching for Studies: A Guide to Information Retrieval for Campbell Systematic ReviewsFrom the Campbell Collaboration
- Systematic Reviews: Steps and Roles (Word document)From "Supporting Systematic Reviews" workshops, by Jan Glover and Karen Odato
Has your systematic review already been written by someone else?
- Cochrane LibraryA collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, including access to Cochrane Reviews.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowSearch PubMed for the intended topic of your systematic review and limit to systematic reviews by adding AND (systematicreview[Filter])