Systematic Reviews Across Disciplines
Systematic Reviews Across Disciplines
Systematic reviews originated in clinical medicine, and they are now used to synthesize evidence in other disciplines as well. Research practices and study designs look different in various fields, and so does evidence. See the box below for guidelines and resources by topic.
Guidelines and Resources by Topic
- Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of InterventionsThe Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is the official document that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions.
- Institute of Medicine (IOM) Standards for Systematic ReviewsThese IOM standards are for systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research of therapeutic medical or surgical interventions.
- Systematic Reviews for Animals & FoodRepository for review protocols and systematic reviews in any area related to food, food production, food safety, animal health, and animal welfare. SYREAF also provides information about carrying out systematic reviews.
- EPPI-CentreThe Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre) conducts systematic reviews in the fields of Education, Health Promotion and Public Health, as well as social welfare and international development.
- The Campbell CollaborationThe Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions in Crime & Justice, Education, International Development, and Social Welfare. Their website provide guidance and resources for conducting systematic reviews in these areas.
- Schema for Evaluating Evidence on Public Health InterventionsLucie Rychetnik and Michael Frommer of the University of Syndey. A guide to appraising evidence through the collection and evaluation of research papers and reports.
- NHS Centre for Reviews and DisseminationGuidance from the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD), a world renowned institute that produces policy relevant research and innovative methods that advance the use of research evidence to improve population health.
- Guidelines for Systematic Reviews of Health Promotion and Public Health InterventionsThese guidelines were developed for the purpose of advising and supporting systematic reviews of health promotion and public health interventions within the Cochrane Collaboration.
- The Collaboration for Environmental EvidenceThe Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) is an open community of scientists and managers working towards a sustainable global environment and the conservation of biodiversity. They provide guidelines and standards for evidence synthesis in environmental management.
- Evidence-based Software Engineering​Some effort has been made to provide guidance for systematic reviews in software engineering. This site provides guidelines and other resources for this field.
The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis by ISBN: 9781610441384Publication Date: 2009-02-05
