ilog3 Education Systematic Review Preparation
Goal
Prepare a transparent review protocol and workflow before writing the review.
Inputs
- Review question
- Population/context/intervention/outcomes
- Review type: systematic review, scoping review, evidence map
- Databases and language scope
- Time range
Workflow
- Convert RQ into PICO/PICOS/SPIDER/PCC.
- Draft search strings and databases.
- Define inclusion/exclusion criteria.
- Plan screening: title/abstract, full text, conflict resolution.
- Create PRISMA flow placeholders.
- Create evidence extraction table.
- Select quality appraisal tool.
- Plan synthesis: narrative, thematic, vote counting, evidence map.
Tool Calls
Guidelines:
PRISMA 2020: https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-statement
PRISMA-ScR: https://www.prisma-statement.org/scoping
Screening:
Rayyan: https://www.rayyan.ai/
Covidence: https://www.covidence.org/
EPPI-Reviewer: https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default.aspx?tabid=2914
Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/download/
Search:
ERIC, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, CNKI
Output Format
| Protocol Item | Decision |
|---|
Include:
- Review question
- Search strategy
- Inclusion/exclusion criteria
- Screening workflow
- Evidence extraction table
- Quality appraisal plan
- PRISMA reporting checklist reminders
Quality Rules
- Record search date, database, exact query, and filters.
- Two independent reviewers are preferred for formal reviews.
- Do not call a paper a systematic review without explicit search and screening methods.