What type of review is right for my topic?
If you are not sure of the most suitable review methods for the topic of your interest, there are a variety of tools and resources to guide you in better decision-making.
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Are you confused about what review type works for your topic? By answering a few questions, you can get a review-type suggestion
Right Review - Decision Support Tool
Right Review asks users a series of simple questions and suggests knowledge synthesis methods from among 41 that are suitable for their needs, accompanied by conduct and reporting guidance and open-access examples.
Amog, K., Courvoisier, M., Mak, M., Booth, A., Godfrey, C., Hwee, J., ... & Tricco, A. C. (2022). The web-based “Right Review” tool asks reviewers simple questions to suggest methods from 41 knowledge synthesis methods. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 147, 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.03.004
Decision tree - Cornell University Library
This is a flow chart that helps you determine the type of study by answering a few questions.