PsyD Systematic Reviews

There are two types of guidance documents necessary for conducting systematic reviews. They serve different purposes and you need both to successfully navigate the process from planning to publication.

1. Handbooks or manuals
2. Reporting guidelines

Handbooks and manuals provide practical methodological guidance for undertaking a systematic review.  They contain detailed steps on how to plan, conduct, organize, and present your review.  This is the best place to go if you have any questions about the best practices for any of the steps in the process.

• Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
• JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis
• AHRQ
• MECCIR

Reporting guidelines aid in the transparent and accurate reporting, in your manuscript for publication, the steps you performed when conducting your review.

• PRISMA
• CASP Checklist