There are several types of software to consider when conducting a review including
- Overall review software- can screen, extract data, and helps in reporting reviews
- Covidence - TAMU signup link The University Libraries now has a TAMU-wide subscription to Covidence, premiere software for managing the overall process of systematic or scoping reviews or meta-analysis. Use the Covidence link to join TAMU Libraries' account. (Guide on Covidence)
- Citation tools: software for collecting and citing articles
- Screening tools:software for labeling citations
- Rayyan: Free version and paid subscription options. Helpful in sorting citations.
- abstrackr: free citation sorter
- Data extraction: software for collecting data from the studies
- If not using Covidence for data extraction, consider a form creator such as Google Forms or Qualtrics.
- Risk of Bias tools
- JBI Risk of Bias tools: risk of bias tools for randomized controlled trials, case control studies, cohort, prevalence, and more
- Latitudes: Collection of Risk of Bias
- Synthesis tools: mathematical tool for combining data
- Effect size calculator: from the Campbell Collaboration
- MetaLight: freely available application designed to support the teaching and learning of meta-analysis
- Reporting tools: software for organizing/visualizing data
- Covidence can provide the PRISMA Flowchart
- Creately: free PRISMA template
- ShinyApps: free PRISMA flowchart for 2020 guidelines- from Haddaway, N. R., Page, M. J., Pritchard, C. C., & McGuinness, L. A. (2022). PRISMA2020: An R package and Shiny app for producing PRISMA 2020-compliant flow diagrams, with interactivity for optimised digital transparency and Open Synthesis Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18, e1230. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1230