Research Guides: Systematic Reviews & Meta-analyses: Readings & Resources

Key Readings and Sources

To get started with Systematic Reviews and learn more, here are a few key readings, and 2 journals covering methods for evidence synthesis:

What are different types of review articles? Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 26(2), 91-108.

What are Scoping Studies? Arksey, H., & O'Malley, L. (2005). Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. International journal of social research methodology, 8(1), 19-32. Article via journal site | Article via Open Access repository

What Text and Data Mining Methods are Being Used in Systematic Review studies?

Paynter, R., et al., EPC Methods: An Exploration of the Use of Text-Mining Software in Systematic Reviews. 2016, Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US).
O’Mara-Eves, A., et al., Using text mining for study identification in systematic reviews: a systematic review of current approaches. Systematic Reviews, 2015. 4: p. 5.

Journals

Systematic Reviews - published by BioMed Central

Research Synthesis Methods - published by Wiley

Guidelines and Standards

Biomedical / Health

PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses)

PRISMA Checklist
PRISMA Flow Diagram
PRISMA Statement
PRISMA Statement - Explanation & Elaboration Document

Cochrane

Cochrane Library - searching source for clinical trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses
Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
MECIR - Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews
Glossary
Additional Resources