Systematic reviews

Choi, A. R., Cheng, D. L., & Greenberg, P. B. (2019). Twelve tips for medical students to conduct a systematic review. Medical teacher, 41(4), 471–475. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2018.1426847

Munn, Z., Stern, C., Aromataris, E., Lockwood, C., & Jordan, Z. (2018). What kind of systematic review should I conduct? A proposed typology and guidance for systematic reviewers in the medical and health sciences. BMC medical research methodology, 18(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-017-0468-4 

Ioannidis J. P. (2016). The Mass Production of Redundant, Misleading, and Conflicted Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses. The Milbank quarterly, 94(3), 485–514. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12210 

Mateen, F. J., Oh, J., Tergas, A. I., Bhayani, N. H., & Kamdar, B. B. (2013). Titles versus titles and abstracts for initial screening of articles for systematic reviews. Clinical epidemiology, 5, 89–95. https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S43118 

Librarians role

Rethlefsen, M. L., Murad, M. H., & Livingston, E. H. (2014). Engaging medical librarians to improve the quality of review articles. JAMA, 312(10), 999–1000. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.9263

Dudden, R. F., & Protzko, S. L. (2011). The systematic review team: contributions of the health sciences librarian. Medical reference services quarterly, 30(3), 301–315. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2011.590425 

McKeown, S., & Ross-White, A. (2019). Building capacity for librarian support and addressing collaboration challenges by formalizing library systematic review services. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 107(3), 411–419. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2019.443 

Rethlefsen, M. L., Murad, M. H., & Livingston, E. H. (2014). Engaging medical librarians to improve the quality of review articles. JAMA, 312(10), 999–1000. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.9263 

Methodology

Cochrane. (2025). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. https://www.cochrane.org/authors/handbooks-and-manuals/handbook/current 

JBI. (2024) JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. https://jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/MANUAL

Types of Reviews 

Cornell University. 2025. A Guide to Evidence Synthesis:Types of Evidence Synthesis. https://guides.library.cornell.edu/evidence-synthesis/types 

Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health information and libraries journal, 26(2), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x

Knowledge Translation Program. (2025). RightReview. https://rightreview.knowledgetranslation.net/

Samnani, S. S., Vaska, M., Ahmed, S., & Turin, T. C. (2017). Review Typology: The Basic Types of Reviews for Synthesizing Evidence for the Purpose of Knowledge Translation. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, 27(10), 635–641. 

Sutton, A., Clowes, M., Preston, L., & Booth, A. (2019). Meeting the review family: exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements. Health information and libraries journal, 36(3), 202–222. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12276 

Systematic Review Tools

Catchii, [Computer software]. https://catchii.org/

Clark J, Glasziou P, Del Mar C, Bannach-Brown A, Stehlik P, Scott AM. (2020). A full systematic review was completed in 2 weeks using automation tools: a case study. J Clin Epidemiol. 2020 Jan 28;121:81-90.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089543561930719X?via%3Dihub

Covidence systematic review software, [Computer software]. Veritas Health Innovation. www.covidence.org.

DistillrSR, [Computer software]. https://www.distillersr.com/

NIHR Innovation Observatory. (2022). SR Tool Box [Online resource]. http://systematicreviewtools.com/

Rayyan, (2016) [Computer software]. .https://www.rayyan.ai/

Yale MeSH Analyzer, [Computer software].https://mesh.med.yale.edu/

Systematic Review LibGuides

Duke University. (2000), Systematic Reviews: What is a Systematic Review?.  http://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/sysreview

Flinders University. (2000), Systematic Reviews. https://library.flinders.edu.au/researchers/systematic-reviews 

Monash University. (2000), Systematic Review: Home.  https://guides.lib.monash.edu/systematic-review

Yale University. (2000), Systematic Reviews: Planning, Writing, and Supporting: Introduction. http://guides.library.yale.edu/SR/ 

Reporting

Shamseer, L., Moher, D., Clarke, M., Ghersi, D., Liberati, A., Petticrew, M., Shekelle, P., Stewart, L. A., & PRISMA-P Group (2015). Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015: elaboration and explanation. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 350, g7647. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g7647 

Forest Plots

Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health. (2018, October 8). What is a forest plot?[Video].YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBkG-8Hm7OU 

Terry Shaneyfelt. (2013). How to interpret a forest plot?[Video].YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py-L8DvJmDc&t=5s  (5.32 min)

Reviewed: 11/05/2026