Knowledge Synthesis & Systematic Reviews

Reporting Guidelines

Guidelines on what to report when writing up a KS review are available for several review types and specific topics. It is important to remember that these guidelines do not tell you how to conduct a review, they only tell you what information to include in your manuscript. See the recommended resources for the individual review types for links to methodological guidance. 

 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)

• PRISMA 2020 Statement
• PRISMA 2020 Explanation and Elaboration (E&E)
• PRISMA 2020 checklist
• PRISMA 2020 flow diagram

PRISMA extensions

• PRISMA for Abstracts
• PRISMA for Acupuncture
• PRISMA for Diagnostic Test Accuracy
• PRISMA for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• PRISMA Equity
• PRISMA Harms (for reviews including Harm outcomes)
• PRISMA Individual Patient Data
• PRISMA for Network Meta-Analyses
• PRISMA for Protocols
• PRISMA for Scoping Reviews
• PRISMA for Searching