Tools and frameworks
Software tools
There are many tools you can use when conducting a systematic review. These tools are designed to assist with the key stages of the process, including title and abstract screening, data synthesis, and critical appraisal.
Some tools are designed to facilitate the entire process of review, including protocol development, reporting of outcomes and help with fast project completion. Some of these tools allow for collaboration, with co-authors or supervisors.
In this section we provide options for review protocol registration. Registering your review protocol can increase potentional collaboration and communication with other researchers and reduces the risk of addressing the same research question as others.
Question frameworks
Using a framework to structure your research question will assist you to structure the entire process - determine the scope of your review, provide a focus while searching for literature, help identify key concepts and guide your selection of papers for inclusion.
In this section we highlight a selection of useful tools and frameworks you can use when developing your review.
