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Systematic Reviews at Massachusetts General Hospital

Resources for conducting evidence syntheses

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Treadwell librarians are available to help anyone at MGH who intends to publish a literature review. We can help with a wide array of evidence synthesis projects including:

  • systematic reviews
  • meta-analyses
  • scoping reviews
  • rapid reviews
  • practice guidelines
  • umbrella reviews
  • living reviews
  • bibliometric analyses
  • narrative/critical reviews 
  • integrative reviews and more! 

Unsure of which type of project to pursue? We'll guide you to the right one!

Conducting a narrative/critical review? Request help here.

What we expect from teams

  • A registered protocol using the Countway R&I team's template.

  • Inclusion as a co-author for any comprehensive review or an acknowledgement for any narrative review.

  • Permission to review the final manuscript before publication.

How we'll assist your team

Incorporating an information professional into your project is an excellent way to improve your search methodology. Cochrane, JBI and other organizations recommend having a librarian draft your search. 

We'll ensure your search is rigorous, reproducible, and captures all relevant literature (and unlike generative AI, our search won't produce fabricated references or include fake MeSH terms).

Below are the ways we'll contribute to your project. And if you're new to the review process, we can serve as your guide!

Show you the right standards to follow

Offer guidance on protocol development and registration

Create searches for Medline, Embase, Web of Science, and more

Search grey literature databases

✔ Remove duplicates and upload results into a screening software

Create a PRISMA compliant methods section and supplement

Assist with finding full text papers

Recommend risk of bias tools

Review your manuscript and draft responses to reviewers/editors 

Perform search updates