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Evidence Synthesis Reading List

A reading list for evidence synthesis methods & relevant topics

Avoiding Poor Methodologies

  • Moore, R. A., Fisher, E., & Eccleston, C. (2022). Systematic reviews do not (yet) represent the 'gold standard' of evidence: A position paper . European Journal of Pain, 26,(3), 557-566. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1905
  • Daigneault, P.M., Jacob, S., Ouimet, M. (2014). Using systematic review methods within a Ph.D. dissertation in political science: challenges and lessons learned from practice. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 17,(3), 267–283. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2012.730704
  • Puljak, L., & Sapunar, D. (2017). Acceptance of a systematic review as a thesis: survey of biomedical doctoral programs in Europe. Systematic reviews, 6(1), 253. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-017-0653-x
  • Uttley, L., Quintana, D. S., Montgomery, P., Carroll, C., Page, M. J., Falzon, L., Sutton, A., & Moher, D. (2023). The problems with systematic reviews: a living systematic review. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 156,30–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.01.011

    • Systematic Review Methods

  • Munn, Z., Stern, C., Aromataris, E., Lockwood, C., & Jordan, Z. (2018).What kind of systematic review should I conduct? A proposed typology and guidance for systematic reviewers in the medical and health sciences. BMC medical research methodology, 18(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-017-0468-4
  • Siddaway, A. P., Wood, A. M., & Hedges, L. V. (2019).How to Do a Systematic Review: A Best Practice Guide for Conducting and Reporting Narrative Reviews, Meta-Analyses, and Meta-Syntheses.Annual review of psychology, 70,747–770. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-102803

    • Scoping Review Methods

  • Arksey, H. & O'Malley, L. (2002). Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8,(1), 19-32, DOI: 10.1080/1364557032000119616
  • Levac, D., Colquhoun, H., O'Brien, K.K. (2010). Scoping studies: advancing the methodology . Implementation Sciences, 5,(69). doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-5-69.