How to do a Systematic Literature Review

Resources & Videos

Part 2: Guidelines and Standards

• National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews.
• Cochrane Handbooks:
  • Systematic Reviews of Interventions. 
  • Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA). 
• Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI): Manual for Evidence Synthesis.
• Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research (EQUATOR).
• Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).
• Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE).

Part 4: Developing a Protocol

• Open Science Framework (OSF). 
• Prospero. 
• Biomed Central: Systematic Reviews, Protocol. 
• PRISMA for Systematic Review Protocols (PRISMA-P).
• Shamseer, L. (2015) Planning a systematic review? Think protocols. Research in Progress Blog. 

Introduction to Systematic Reviews: Parts 1-4

Welcome to the Systematic Review video tutorial series. This series of videos is designed to introduce you to the systematic review process. The first 4 videos will provide you with background information about why systematic reviews are conducted and the best practices around designing and beginning a review. If you have any questions, please use the orange AskUs button to your right to contact us.

Part 1: Introduction and Understanding Review Types

Part 2: Guidelines and Standards

Part 3: Compiling a Team

Part 4: Developing a Protocol

Reproduced with edits from the University of Colorado Strauss Health Sciences Library, Anschutz Medical Campus Systematic Review LibGuide