Systematic & scoping reviews

Reviewer manuals

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions by edited by Julian P. T. Higgins, Sally Green
Publication date: Publication Date: 2008
Description: The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions contains methodological guidance for the preparation and maintenance of Cochrane intervention reviews. Written in a clear and accessible format, it is the essential manual for all those preparing, maintaining and reading Cochrane reviews.

JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis

The JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis is designed to provide authors with a comprehensive guide to conducting JBI systematic reviews. It describes in detail the process of planning, undertaking and writing up a systematic review using JBI methods.

JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis: Chapter 11: Scoping Reviews

Explains reasons for doing a scoping review. These include the mapping of key concepts underpinning a research area as well as clarifying working definitions, and/or the conceptual boundaries of a topic.

JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis: Chapter 10: Umbrella Reviews

Discusses the concept of umbrella reviews - a method of review that is essentially an overview of existing systematic reviews.

JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis: Chapter 8: Mixed methods systematic reviews

eBooks

Finding and Evaluating Evidence by Denise E. Bronson; Tamara S. Davis
Publication date: Publication Date: 2011
Description: Evidence-based practice (EBP) promises to have a profound impact on social work practice, education, and scholarship, but adopting EBP depends on the availability and accessibility of evidence and on strategies to synthesize this information. Systematic reviews provide a comprehensive,unbiased method for retrieving and synthesizing relevant research.


Introduction to Meta-Analysis by Michael Borenstein; Larry V. Hedges; Julian P. T. Higgins; Hannah R. Rothstein
Publication date: Publication Date: 2009
Description: This book provides a clear and thorough introduction to meta-analysis, the process of synthesizing data from a series of separate studies. Meta-analysis has become a critically important tool in fields as diverse as medicine, pharmacology, epidemiology, education, psychology, business, and ecology.


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An Introduction to Systematic Reviews by D.Gough, S.Oliver and J.Thomas
Publication date: Publication Date: 2017
Description: Focused on actively using systematic review as method, this book provides clear, step-by-step advice on the logic and processes of systematic reviewing.



Systematic Reviews to Support Evidence-Based Medicine by Khalid Khan
Publication date: Publication Date: 2011
Description: Authoritative, clear, concise, and practical, this book continues to be an essential text for all medical, surgical and health professionals who want to have an easily accessible, quick reference to systematically reviewing the literature.