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Systematic review methodologies

Learn more about the methodological assessment tools used in systematic reviewing.

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions

Produced by the Cochrane Collaboration, this handbook provides guidance to authors for the preparation of Cochrane Intervention reviews (including Cochrane Overviews of reviews).

Systematic reviews of research on effectiveness

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination's guidance for undertaking reviews in health care.

JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis

This manual describes the process of planning, undertaking and writing up a systematic review of qualitative, quantitative, economic, text and opinion based evidence.

SCIE systematic research reviews: guidelines (2nd edition)

This guidance updates and clarifies SCIE’s expectations and introduces SCIE’s new approach to assessing the economic impact of social care practices.

Campbell Collaboration systematic review guidance

The Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions.