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Literature Review: Scopring Review Overview

The Literature Review and Scoping Review information guides list a starting resources on designing and conducting a literature review. This information guide also provides information on collaboration and authorship of reviews with librarians. 

Selected Books 

"Scoping reviews are a type of evidence synthesis that aims to systematically identify and map the breadth of evidence available on a particular topic, field, concept, or issue, often irrespective of source (ie, primary research, reviews, non-empirical evidence) within or across particular contexts." 

Munn, Z., Pollock, D., Khalil, H., Alexander, L., McLnerney, P., Godfrey, C. M., Peters, M., & Tricco, A. C. (2022). What are scoping reviews? Providing a formal definition of scoping reviews as a type of evidence synthesis. JBI Evid Synth, 20(4), 950-952. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbies-21-00483 

Goals of a Scoping Review

  • Identify evidence per studied research or clinical science field.
  • Study concepts and definitions in the research or clinical field.
  • Explore empirical research conducted in a specialty or field.
  • Explore the concept and identify all associated factors.
  • Identify and assess research gaps.
  • Exploratory review prior to systematic review 

    Reference: 

Munn, Z., Peters, M. D. J., Stern, C., Tufanaru, C., McArthur, A., & Aromataris, E. (2018). Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18(1), 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0611-x 

Scoping Review Guidelines

Scoping Review Protocol 

Scoping review is based on the protocol designed before conducting a scoping review. The scoping review protocol is a research plan describing the review objectives, methods, and reporting criteria.

Guidelines 
Protocol Registration

Note: PROSPERO does not register scoping review

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