This tool is designed to provide guidance and supporting material to reviewers on methods for the conduct and reporting of knowledge synthesis.
https://rightreview.knowledgetranslation.net/
Note: This tool is designed toward clinical questions so it will require some thought for people outside the clinical setting to pick the option closest to what they want to do. This resource could be a place to start when someone has an idea but is not sure what type of review article is best based on their question / sources
A typology of Reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Grant MJ, Booth A. Health Info and Libraries Journal 2009;26:91-108. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x
Introduction: Engaging researchers on developing, using, and improving knowledge synthesis methods: a series of articles describing the results of a scoping review on emerging knowledge synthesis methods. Straus SE et al. J Clin Epidem2016;73:15-18.
Systematic Reviews - Information on how to conduct systematic reviews in the health sciences
Twelve tips for undertaking a focused systematic review in medical education. Gordon M, Grafton-Clarke C, et al. Med Teach 2018. DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2018.1513642
Why are medical education literature reviews so hard to do? Sullivan GM. JGME Oct 2018;481-485. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-18-00676.1