Research Guides: Systematic Reviews &amp; Evidence Synthesis Methods: 6. Register a Protocol

Where to Register Protocols

Though not comprehensive, below is a list of registries to consider. Contact the Evidence Synthesis Library Team to learn more about registries.

PROSPERO
An international database of prospectively registered systematic reviews, rapid reviews, and umbrella reviews in health and social care. Key features from the review protocol are recorded and maintained as a permanent record. (Note: Prospero does not accept scoping reviews)
Disciplines: Health and Social Care, Welfare, Public Health, Education, Crime, Justice, and International Development
Open Science Framework
An open source, multidisciplinary web application that connects and supports the research workflow. Researchers use the OSF to collaborate, document, archive, share, and register research projects, materials, and data. OSF can be used to pre-register a systematic review protocol and to share documents such as a Zotero library, search strategies, and data extraction forms.

Unlike other registries, evidence synthesis author teams do not submit their protocols for review by an editorial board before they are accepted and pre-registered on OSF. Instead, create your own pre-registration (instructions here).

Example of a pre-registered scoping review protocol on OSF (click "registrations" to view registration info)

Cochrane
"Our mission is to promote evidence-informed health decision-making by producing high-quality, relevant, accessible systematic reviews and other synthesized research evidence. Our work is internationally recognized as the benchmark for high-quality information about the effectiveness of health care."
Disciplines: Healthcare
Campbell Collaboration
"The Campbell Collaboration promotes positive social and economic change through the production and use of systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis for evidence-based policy and practice."
Disciplines: Business and Management, Crime and Justice, Disability, Education, International Development, Knowledge Translation and Implementation, Methods, Nutrition, and Social Welfare
Collaboration for Environmental Evidence
"An open community of stakeholders working towards a sustainable global environment and the conservation of biodiversity. CEE seeks to promote and deliver evidence syntheses on issues of greatest concern to environmental policy and practice as a public service."
Disciplines: Environmental issues

Systematic Reviews & Evidence Synthesis Methods

Where to Register Protocols

Video: Protocols and registration (3:54 minutes)