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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Literature searches underlie the foundations of systematic reviews and related review types. Yet, the literature searching component of systematic reviews and related review types is often poorly reported. Guidance for literature search reporting has been diverse, and, in many cases, does not offer enough detail to authors who need more specific information about reporting search methods and information sources in a clear, reproducible way. This document presents the PRISMA-S (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses literature search extension) checklist, and explanation and elaboration.

Methods

The checklist was developed using a 3-stage Delphi survey process, followed by a consensus conference and public review process.

Results

SUBMITTER: Rethlefsen ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7839230 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature