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Systematic Review

an exploratory approach to a research question; can serve as a preliminary approach to a systematic review to become familiar with the research literature by clarifying terminology and concepts of a topic

Appraisal Tools

Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa). Critical Appraisal

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine CATMaker and EBM Calculators

Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP). Checklists.  

The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools. Checklists.

McGowan J, Sampson M, Lefebvre C. An Evidence Based Checklist for the Peer Review of  Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS EBC). Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 5(1):149-154, Mar 2010. 

PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies. Checklist.

Data Management Tools

Covidence - (subscription) - manage several aspects of systematic review data

DistillerSR - (subscription) - manage screening, data extraction, and reporting process

EndNote - (available for Augusta University faculty, staff, students) - organize citations and bibliographies

EPPI-Reviewer - (subscription) - online research synthesis

Mendeley - (organize and share citations and data sets)

Rayyan - (free) - manage and review search results

Systematic Review Data Repository (SRDR) - (free) collaborative repository of systematic review data and data extraction tool