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Evidence Synthesis

Guide about the various forms of evidence synthesis

Joanna Briggs Institute

JBI, formerly known as the Joanna Briggs Institute, is a global organisation promoting and supporting evidence-based decisions that improve health and health service delivery.

The JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis is an oft-consulted resource for understanding reviews and how to go about them.

Cochrane

Cochrane is a non-profit organization devoted to evidence-informed health and care decisions.

They have several handbooks that serve as guides to those interested in publishing under their auspices.

Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods is a fully open access journal that aims to develop the evidence base for how we produce and publish evidence syntheses.

Browse Cochrane reviews, protocols, trials, editorials, etc. through the Cochrane Library.

PRISMA

PRISMA - Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses - is a reporting tool. PRISMA publishes evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. PRISMA primarily focuses on the reporting of reviews evaluating the effects of interventions, but can also be used as a basis for reporting systematic reviews with objectives other than evaluating interventions (e.g. evaluating aetiology, prevalence, diagnosis or prognosis).

The PRISMA 2020 Statement was published in 2021. It consists of a checklist and a flow diagram.

See also the PRISMA for Scoping Reviews