Standards and guidelines
- PRISMA
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses - Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of InterventionsView Part 2: Core methods for information about determining the guiding question, developing a protocol, searching and selecting studies, assessing risk of bias, and more
- Cochrane ROB2 Risk of Bias ToolProvides a framework for evaluating risk of bias, based on seven items:
Random sequence generation
Allocation concealment
Blinding of participants and personnel
Blinding of outcome assessment
Incomplete outcome data
Selective reporting
Other possible sources of bias
Examples and Advice
- Research Medical Library: Systematic Reviews GuideLots of examples and tools for every stage of the process
- PROSPEROView registered systematic reviews and meta-analyses. See example protocols and search strategies