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Systematic Reviews & Evidence Synthesis Methods

A detailed, step-by-step guide to the first several stages of an evidence synthesis review.

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Evidence Synthesis Methodologies

Evidence syntheses usually follow a specific methodology, which improves the quality of the findings. If you are working outside of the health and social sciences, in fields where evidence synthesis is less established, you may have to adjust the methods to fit your review. 

Health Sciences

Social Sciences

Evidence synthesis software tools (courtesy of UCI Libraries )

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

Evidence synthesis software tools (open access)

Open Access Evidence Synthesis Training Materials

Open Access Databases and Grey Literature Sources

Open Access Evidence Synthesis Resources

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

Cornell University has a robust public Zotero library of evidence synthesis research.