Review Types

The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions provides guidance for those preparing to conduct a Cochrane Intervention review.

Compiled by the Center for Reviews and Dissemination, this digital handbook outlines the entire systematic review process.

From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Offers guidance on standards for systematic reviews of the comparative effectiveness of medical or surgical interventions.

Offers standards and support for authors of systematic reviews. The Campbell Collaboration also publishes their own library of systematic reviews.

The Joanna Briggs Institute is an Australian based organization that is dedicated ton the promotion and support of evidence-based practices. Besides discussing Systematic Reviews, their Manual for Evidence Synthesis includes chapters on different types fo reviews such as scoping reviews, mixed-methods reviews, umbrella reviews, and more.

Available for purchase.

An international non-profit group dedicated to improving the quality of reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

A 27-item checklist for the reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

The diagram that should be used to report the flow of studies through a systematic review.

The PRISMA Statement was published in 2009. It consists of a checklist, a flow diagram, and explanation and elaboration document.

This document is intended to enhance the use, understanding and dissemination of the PRISMA Statement. Through examples and explanations, the meaning and rationale for each checklist item are presented.