Research Guides: Systematic Reviews &amp; Evidence Synthesis Methods: Evidence Synthesis Resources & Tools

Evidence synthesis software tools (courtesy of UCI Libraries )

The UCI Libraries provides access to the following subscription tools for UCI faculty, students, and staff.

Covidence
Software that streamlines the process of conducting evidence synthesis reviews, particularly in the health sciences. Bundles citation screening, full-text review, risk of bias assessment, and data extraction/exportation on a single platform. After creating a free account using the UCI sign-up link, create a new review using the UCI Libraries account.
Covidence video tutorials
Explore the Covidence YouTube playlists for both brief and in-depth instruction on using this software.
JBI Sumari
Evidence synthesis review software geared toward the health sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Facilitates screening, data extraction, and data synthesis. Create a free account to enjoy access through UCI Libraries. (Note: Any reviewers outside UCI must have a paid subscription.)
JBI Sumari video tutorials
Check out the JBI Sumari video tutorials playlist on YouTube for concise, helpful videos to guide you through the use of this software.

SR Toolbox
A web-based catalogue of tools that support various tasks within the systematic review and wider evidence synthesis process.
Rayyan
Free article screening tool.
Zotero
Free citation management tool.
RawGraphs
Free tool for creating appealing graphs.
Open Science Framework Preregistration
Free, open source resource for preregistering evidence synthesis protocols, with well-documented guidance on using the tool.
SnowGlobe
Free tool for "snowballing" included resources (locating their citations, and those papers that have cited them).

Evidence Synthesis Institute
The Evidence Synthesis Institute is a training program aimed at library staff supporting evidence syntheses in topics outside of the health sciences, and is fully funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The teaching slides from this institute are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Slides cover all aspects of the evidence synthesis process and much of the content is applicable to researchers as well as librarians.
Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), offered through Coursera, describes and provides instruction for completing all stages of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Cochrane Interactive Learning
Provides tutorials for performing systematic reviews on health-related topics. Module 1: Introduction to Conducting Systematic Reviews is free if you sign up for a Cochrane account.

PubMed@UCI This link opens in a new window
comprises more than 32 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. The PubMed Trainer's Toolkit contains instruction materials and short tutorials for navigating PubMed.

If you know of open access evidence synthesis tools that should be incorporated into this guide, please contact the Evidence Synthesis Library Team.