PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews

PRISMA-S: an extension to the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Literature Searches in Systematic Reviews

(2021) Melissa L. Rethlefsen et al.   Systematic Reviews

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

(2021) Matthew J Page et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: development of the PRISMA 2020 statement

(2021) Matthew J Page et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

A Disclosure Form for Work Submitted to Medical Journals: A Proposal From the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

(2020) Darren B. Taichman et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Charting the landscape of graphical displays for meta-analysis and systematic reviews: a comprehensive review, taxonomy, and feature analysis

(2020) Michael Kossmeier et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Applicability of augmented reality in orthopedic surgery – A systematic review

(2020) Lukas Jud et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults

(2020) Roger Chou et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Error rates of human reviewers during abstract screening in systematic reviews

(2020) Zhen Wang et al.   PLoS One

Aspirin and fracture risk: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis of observational studies

(2020) A L Barker et al.   BMJ Open

Synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) in systematic reviews: reporting guideline

(2020) Mhairi Campbell et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Adjudication rather than experience of data abstraction matters more in reducing errors in abstracting data in systematic reviews

(2020) Jian‐Yu E et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Single-reviewer abstract screening missed 13 percent of relevant studies: a crowd-based, randomized controlled trial

(2020) Gerald Gartlehner et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

A full systematic review was completed in 2 weeks using automation tools: a case study

(2020) Justin Clark et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Text message reminders for improving sun protection habits: A systematic review

(2020) Diego Chambergo-Michilot et al.   PLoS One

Outcome reporting bias in Cochrane systematic reviews: a cross-sectional analysis

(2020) Kieran Shah et al.   BMJ Open

Perioperative interventions for prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications: systematic review and meta-analysis

(2020) Peter M Odor et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

CINeMA: An approach for assessing confidence in the results of a network meta-analysis

(2020) Adriani Nikolakopoulou et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Risk‐of‐bias VISualization (robvis): An R package and Shiny web app for visualizing risk‐of‐bias assessments

(2020) Luke A. McGuinness et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Comparison of the Therapeutic Effects of Rivaroxaban Versus Warfarin in Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Systematic Review

(2020) Mandana Khodashahi   Archives of Rheumatology

Development of the Instrument to assess the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) in randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses

(2020) Stefan Schandelmaier et al.   CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL

Analysis of articles directly related to randomized trials finds poor protocol availability and inconsistent linking of articles

(2020) David Sender et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2020) Derek K Chu et al.   LANCET

Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19

(2020) et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: the eMERGe reporting guidance

(2019) Emma F. France et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Crowdsourcing the Citation Screening Process for Systematic Reviews: Validation Study

(2019) Nassr Nama et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Dealing with missing outcome data in meta‐analysis

(2019) Dimitris Mavridis et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

The Accuracy of Google Translate for Abstracting Data From Non–English-Language Trials for Systematic Reviews

(2019) Jeffrey L Jackson et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Single screening versus conventional double screening for study selection in systematic reviews: a methodological systematic review

(2019) Siw Waffenschmidt et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Comparison of non-Cochrane systematic reviews and their published protocols: differences occurred frequently but were seldom explained

(2019) Nadja Koensgen et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Quadruple versus triple combination antiretroviral therapies for treatment naive people with HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

(2019) Qi Feng et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials

(2019) Jonathan A C Sterne et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

What effect does functional appliance treatment have on the temporomandibular joint? A systematic review with meta-analysis

(2019) Karma Shiba Kyburz et al.   Progress in Orthodontics

Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis with a particular focus on subgroups

(2019) Georg Gelbenegger et al.   BMC Medicine

Accuracy in detecting inadequate research reporting by early career peer reviewers using an online CONSORT-based peer-review tool (COBPeer) versus the usual peer-review process: a cross-sectional diagnostic study

(2019) Anthony Chauvin et al.   BMC Medicine

A randomized trial provided new evidence on the accuracy and efficiency of traditional vs. electronically annotated abstraction approaches in systematic reviews

(2019) Tianjing Li et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

GRADE guidelines 26: informative statements to communicate the findings of systematic reviews of interventions

(2019) Nancy Santesso et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Why researchers should share their analytic code

(2019) Ben Goldacre et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Identifying the ‘incredible’! Part 1: assessing the risk of bias in outcomes included in systematic reviews

(2019) Fionn Büttner et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Key components of shared decision making models: a systematic review

(2019) Hanna Bomhof-Roordink et al.   BMJ Open

Individual-level behavioural smoking cessation interventions tailored for disadvantaged socioeconomic position: a systematic review and meta-regression

(2019) Loren Kock et al.   Lancet Public Health

Dealing with missing standard deviation and mean values in meta-analysis of continuous outcomes: a systematic review

(2018) Christopher J. Weir et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

What kind of systematic review should I conduct? A proposed typology and guidance for systematic reviewers in the medical and health sciences

(2018) Zachary Munn et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies

(2018) Matthew D. F. McInnes et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Systematic reviews do not adequately report or address missing outcome data in their analyses: a methodological survey

(2018) Lara A. Kahale et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The search and selection for primary studies in systematic reviews published in dental journals indexed in MEDLINE was not fully reproducible

(2018) Clovis Mariano Faggion et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Flaws in the application and interpretation of statistical analyses in systematic reviews of therapeutic interventions were common: a cross-sectional analysis

(2018) Matthew J. Page et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Clinical Trial Participants’ Views of the Risks and Benefits of Data Sharing

(2018) Michelle M. Mello et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Tools for assessing risk of reporting biases in studies and syntheses of studies: a systematic review

(2018) Matthew J Page et al.   BMJ Open

Data sharing and reanalysis of randomized controlled trials in leading biomedical journals with a full data sharing policy: survey of studies published inThe BMJandPLOS Medicine

(2018) Florian Naudet et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Data sharing and reanalysis of randomized controlled trials in leading biomedical journals with a full data sharing policy: survey of studies published inThe BMJandPLOS Medicine

(2018) Florian Naudet et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Machine learning for identifying Randomized Controlled Trials: An evaluation and practitioner's guide

(2018) Iain J. Marshall et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Dealing with effect size multiplicity in systematic reviews and meta-analyses

(2018) José A. López-López et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation

(2018) Andrea C. Tricco et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Outcome reporting bias in trials: a methodological approach for assessment and adjustment in systematic reviews

(2018) Jamie J Kirkham et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

A comparison of heterogeneity variance estimators in simulated random-effects meta-analyses

(2018) Dean Langan et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Methods to calculate uncertainty in the estimated overall effect size from a random-effects meta-analysis

(2018) Areti Angeliki Veroniki et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Predicting the time needed for environmental systematic reviews and systematic maps

(2018) Neal R. Haddaway et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Reporting of stepped wedge cluster randomised trials: extension of the CONSORT 2010 statement with explanation and elaboration

(2018) Karla Hemming et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

The impact of the peer review of literature search strategies in support of rapid review reports

(2018) Carolyn Spry et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Features and functioning of Data Abstraction Assistant, a software application for data abstraction during systematic reviews

(2018) Jens Jap et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Few studies exist examining methods for selecting studies, abstracting data, and appraising quality in a systematic review

(2018) Reid C. Robson et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Graphics and statistics for cardiology: designing effective tables for presentation and publication

(2017) Maarten Boers   HEART

Multiple outcomes and analyses in clinical trials create challenges for interpretation and research synthesis

(2017) Evan Mayo-Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Cherry-picking by trialists and meta-analysts can drive conclusions about intervention efficacy

(2017) Evan Mayo-Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The GRADE Working Group clarifies the construct of certainty of evidence

(2017) Monica Hultcrantz et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

A re-evaluation of fixed effect(s) meta-analysis

(2017) Kenneth Rice et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY SERIES A-STATISTICS IN SOCIETY

Do systematic reviews still exclude studies with “no relevant outcome data”?

(2017) Kerry M Dwan et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Meta-analytical methods to identify who benefits most from treatments: daft, deluded, or deft approach?

(2017) David J Fisher et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Enhancing the usability of systematic reviews by improving the consideration and description of interventions

(2017) Tammy C Hoffmann et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy: state of the evidence from a systematic review of randomised trials

(2017) Daniel E Roth et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both

(2017) Beverley J Shea et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Do systematic reviews still exclude studies with “no relevant outcome data”?

(2017) Kerry M Dwan et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Meta-analytical methods to identify who benefits most from treatments: daft, deluded, or deft approach?

(2017) David J Fisher et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Enhancing the usability of systematic reviews by improving the consideration and description of interventions

(2017) Tammy C Hoffmann et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy: state of the evidence from a systematic review of randomised trials

(2017) Daniel E Roth et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both

(2017) Beverley J Shea et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Practical guidance for using multiple data sources in systematic reviews and meta-analyses (with examples from the MUDS study)

(2017) Evan Mayo-Wilson et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Text mining for search term development in systematic reviewing: A discussion of some methods and challenges

(2017) Claire Stansfield et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Towards a taxonomy of logic models in systematic reviews and health technology assessments: A priori, staged, and iterative approaches

(2017) Eva A. Rehfuess et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

The effects of cash transfers and vouchers on the use and quality of maternity care services: A systematic review

(2017) Benjamin M. Hunter et al.   PLoS One

Improving GRADE evidence tables part 3: detailed guidance for explanatory footnotes supports creating and understanding GRADE certainty in the evidence judgments

(2016) Nancy Santesso et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Methods for detecting, quantifying, and adjusting for dissemination bias in meta-analysis are described

(2016) Katharina Felicitas Mueller et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies: 2015 Guideline Statement

(2016) Jessie McGowan et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Extracting data from figures with software was faster, with higher interrater reliability than manual extraction

(2016) Antonia Jelicic Kadic et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Extending the PRISMA statement to equity-focused systematic reviews (PRISMA-E 2012): explanation and elaboration

(2016) Vivian Welch et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed

(2016) Penny Whiting et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Empirical Evidence of Study Design Biases in Randomized Trials: Systematic Review of Meta-Epidemiological Studies

(2016) Matthew J. Page et al.   PLoS One

Introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analysis

(2016) Joanne E. McKenzie et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Comparative assessment of onabotulinumtoxinA and mirabegron for overactive bladder: an indirect treatment comparison

(2016) Nick Freemantle et al.   BMJ Open

Investigation of bias in meta-analyses due to selective inclusion of trial effect estimates: empirical study

(2016) Matthew J Page et al.   BMJ Open

Reporting of financial and non-financial conflicts of interest by authors of systematic reviews: a methodological survey

(2016) Maram B Hakoum et al.   BMJ Open

PRISMA harms checklist: improving harms reporting in systematic reviews

(2016) Liliane Zorzela et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions

(2016) Jonathan AC Sterne et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Epidemiology and Reporting Characteristics of Systematic Reviews of Biomedical Research: A Cross-Sectional Study

(2016) Matthew J. Page et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

PRISMA harms checklist: improving harms reporting in systematic reviews

(2016) Liliane Zorzela et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions

(2016) Jonathan AC Sterne et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

(2016) Mark D. Wilkinson et al.   Scientific Data

The PRISMA Extension Statement for Reporting of Systematic Reviews Incorporating Network Meta-analyses of Health Care Interventions: Checklist and Explanations

(2015) Brian Hutton et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Impact of an online writing aid tool for writing a randomized trial report: the COBWEB (Consort-based WEB tool) randomized controlled trial

(2015) Caroline Barnes et al.   BMC Medicine

Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data

(2015) Lesley A. Stewart et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions: an EPC update

(2015) Nancy D. Berkman et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

RobotReviewer: evaluation of a system for automatically assessing bias in clinical trials

(2015) Iain J Marshall et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION

Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015: elaboration and explanation

(2015) L. Shamseer et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015: elaboration and explanation

(2015) L. Shamseer et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Methods to estimate the between-study variance and its uncertainty in meta-analysis

(2015) Areti Angeliki Veroniki et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Conducting Meta-Analyses inRwith themetaforPackage

(2015) Wolfgang Viechtbauer   Journal of Statistical Software

Increasing value and reducing waste: addressing inaccessible research

(2014) An-Wen Chan et al.   LANCET

The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration

(2013) Alessandro Liberati   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

(2013) David Moher   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

The Oxford Implementation Index: a new tool for incorporating implementation data into systematic reviews and meta-analyses

(2013) Paul Montgomery et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Systematic Review of the Empirical Evidence of Study Publication Bias and Outcome Reporting Bias — An Updated Review

(2013) Kerry Dwan et al.   PLoS One

Selective reporting of outcomes in randomised controlled trials in systematic reviews of cystic fibrosis

(2013) Kerry Dwan et al.   BMJ Open

PRISMA for Abstracts: Reporting Systematic Reviews in Journal and Conference Abstracts

(2013) Elaine M. Beller et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research: ENTREQ

(2012) Allison Tong et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Methods to convert continuous outcomes into odds ratios of treatment response and numbers needed to treat: meta-epidemiological study

(2012) Bruno R da Costa et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

GRADE guidelines: 13. Preparing Summary of Findings tables and evidence profiles—continuous outcomes

(2012) Gordon H. Guyatt et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing Summary of Findings tables—binary outcomes

(2012) Gordon H. Guyatt et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

A practical introduction to multivariate meta-analysis

(2012) Dimitris Mavridis et al.   STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH

GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence

(2011) Howard Balshem et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction—GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables

(2011) Gordon Guyatt et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Precision of healthcare systematic review searches in a cross-sectional sample

(2011) Margaret Sampson et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Fixed effects and variance components estimation in three-level meta-analysis

(2011) Spyros Konstantopoulos   Research Synthesis Methods

Forest plots in reports of systematic reviews: a cross-sectional study reviewing current practice

(2010) D. L. Schriger et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement

(2010) David Moher et al.   International Journal of Surgery

Robust variance estimation in meta-regression with dependent effect size estimates

(2010) Larry V. Hedges et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

Graphical displays for meta-analysis: An overview with suggestions for practice

(2010) Judith Anzures-Cabrera et al.   Research Synthesis Methods

The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration

(2009) Alessandro Liberati et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

(2009) David Moher et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration

(2009) Alessandro Liberati et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

(2009) David Moher et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Contour-enhanced meta-analysis funnel plots help distinguish publication bias from other causes of asymmetry

(2008) Jaime L. Peters et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY