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Literature review methods

Guidelines

Scoping reviews

  • Arksey, H., & O’Malley, L. (2005). Scoping studies: Towards a methodological framework. International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice8(1), 19–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/1364557032000119616
  • JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis--Chapter 11: Scoping Reviews
  • Levac, D., Colquhoun, H., & O’Brien, K. K. (2010). Scoping studies: Advancing the methodology. Implementation Science5(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-5-69
  • Pawliuk, C., Brown, H. L., Widger, K., Dewan, T., Hermansen, A. M., Grégoire, M. C., Steele, R., & Siden, H. (2020). Optimising the process for conducting scoping reviews. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, bmjebm-2020-111452. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111452 [links to pre-print]
  • Peters, M. D. J., Godfrey, C. M., Khalil, H., McInerney, P., Parker, D., & Soares, C. B. (2015). Guidance for conducting systematic scoping reviews. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare13(3), 141–146. https://doi.org/10.1097/XEB.0000000000000050

Systematic reviews

Qualitative synthesis