Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis

Different disciplines have different research practices and study designs, and so evidence synthesis will look different across disciplines.

• Pullin, A. S., Frampton, G. K., Livoreil, B., & Petrokofsky, G., eds. (2018). Guidelines and Standards for Evidence synthesis in Environmental Management. Version 5.0.

• Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. www.environmentalevidence.org/information-for-authors.

• Cochrane Handbook - Official handbook describing the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions.

• Institute of Medicine (IOM) Standards - Guidelines for systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research of therapeutic medical or surgical interventions.

• Systematic Reviews for Animals & Food (SYREAF) - Repository for protocols and systematic reviews in any area related to food, food production, food safety, animal health, and animal welfare. Also provides information about carrying out systematic reviews.

• JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis - The Joanna Briggs Institute focuses on producing and disseminating research evidence relating to evidence-based healthcare.

• EPPI-Centre - The Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre) conducts and develops methods for systematic reviews in the fields of Education, Health Promotion and Public Health.

• Schema for Evaluating Evidence on Public Health Interventions - A guide to appraising evidence developed by Lucie Rychetnik and Michael Frommer of the University of Sydney.

• NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) produces policy-relevant research and innovative methods to advance the use of research evidence to improve population health.

• Guidelines for Systematic Reviews of Health Promotion and Public Health Interventions - Developed to advise and support systematic reviews of health promotion and public health interventions within the Cochrane Collaboration.

• JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis - JBI focuses on producing and disseminating research evidence relating to evidence-based healthcare.

• Methodological Expectations of Campbell Collaboration Intervention Reviews (MECCIR)

• JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis - Although created for evidence-based healthcare, the JBI Manual is utilized in social sciences as well.

• Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods
  Littell, J. H., Corcoran, J., & Pillai, V. K. (2008). Systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Oxford University Press.

• Research synthesis and meta-analysis : a step-by-step approach (Fifth edition.)
  Cooper. (2017). Research synthesis and meta-analysis : a step-by-step approach (Fifth edition.). SAGE Publications, Inc.

• Chapter 8 - Step 3 of Evidence-Based Practice: Part 3—Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews: Aggregating Research Results.
  Chapter 8 - Step 3 of Evidence-Based Practice: Part 3—Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews: Aggregating Research Results in J. W. Drisko, M. D. Grady, Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Social Work, Essential Clinical Social Work Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15224-6_8.

• Qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis in social work research: Uncharted territory
  Aguirre, R. T., & Bolton, K. W. (2014). Qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis in social work research: Uncharted territory. Journal of Social Work, 14(3), 279-294. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017313476797.

• Synthesizing qualitative research: choosing the right approach
  Hannes, K., & Lockwood, C. (2012). Synthesizing qualitative research: choosing the right approach. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-0-470-65638-9.

• Social Work Liaison Toolkit - Evidence Synthesis and Advanced Reviews.