Systematic Reviews and Knowledge Synthesis for the Sciences

Synthesize, Map, or Describe Results

After all of your team's hard work, you will need to synthesize, map, and/or describe the results of your knowledge synthesis. As you write your review, ensure you report your well-documented search strategy and conform to the reporting standards in your discipline.

PRISMA Checklist and Flow Diagram

• PRISMA 2020 checklist

• PRISMA 2020 flow diagram

Reporting Standards

• PRISMA
  http://www.prisma-statement.org/
• ROSES (RepOrting Standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses in Environmental Research)
  https://www.roses-reporting.com/
• MOOSE (Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology)
  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/192614
• NIRO-SR (An integrative framework for planning and conducting Non-Intervention, Reproducible, and Open Systematic Reviews)
  https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/8gu5z/
• PRISMA-S (Search Extension)
  https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-search
• PRISMA-ScR (Scoping Review Extension)
  https://www.prisma-statement.org/scoping

Resources for Writing

• RevMan 5

  Tool for writing meta-analysis. Restrictions may apply
• RevMan Replicant

  Tool for creating data analysis abstract section using RevMan file.
• Good Reports

  Find checklists that will help you write your research