Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis Standards
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should be viewed as study methodologies. These methods have been developed to address specific, answerable questions (usually clinical). Published systematic reviews and meta-analyses adhere to standards established and published by several international organizations.1
Organizations
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PRISMA
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA): aims to help authors improve the reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. -
Webinar: The PRISMA 2020 Statement In this presentation, Dr. Matthew Page describes the PRISMA 2020 27-item checklist, an expanded checklist that details reporting recommendations for each item, the PRISMA 2020 abstract checklist, and the revised flow diagrams for original and updated reviews. The checklist includes new reporting guidance that reflects advances in methods to identify, select, appraise and synthesize studies.
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Cochrane
Cochrane's mission is to promote evidence-informed health decision-making by producing high-quality, relevant, accessible systematic reviews and other synthesized research evidence.
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JBI
Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) develops and delivers unique evidence-based information, software, education and training designed to improve healthcare practice and health outcomes.
References & Recommended Reading
1. Fox ZE, Williams AM, Blasingame MN, et al. Why equating all evidence searches to systematic reviews defies their role in information seeking. J Med Libr Assoc. 2019;107(4):613-617.