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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Systematic searching for environmental evidence using multiple tools and sources
Environmental Evidence, Volume 6, No. 1, Article 23, Year 2017
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Description
Background: This paper provides guidance about how to plan, prepare, conduct, report, amend or update a systematic search. It aims to contribute to a new version of the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) Guidelines for Systematic Reviews in Environmental Management, and the methods we describe are likely to be broadly applicable across a wider range of topics. In evidence synthesis, searches are expected to be repeatable, fit for purpose, with minimum biases, and to collate a maximum number of relevant articles. Failing to include relevant information in an evidence synthesis may lead to inaccurate or skewed conclusions and/or changes in conclusions as soon as the omitted information is added. Method: The paper takes into account similar documents produced by the Cochrane Collaboration and the Campbell Collaboration, including necessary adjustments for environmental policy and management, and the current version of the CEE Guidelines (version 4.2, 2013). Where possible this guidance is based on evidence from research, and in its absence on expert opinion and experience. Results: Here we aim to provide guidance on the optimal search structure as the basis on which any evidence synthesis should be built. Conclusion: It is aimed at all those who intend to conduct systematic evidence synthesis, including reviews and Ph.D. thesis. © 2017 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Livoreil, Barbara
France, Paris
French Foundation for Biodiversity Research
Glanville, Julie M.
United Kingdom, York
University of York
Haddaway, Neal Robert
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholm Environment Institute
Savilaakso, Sini
Unknown Affiliation
Zhou, Wen
Unknown Affiliation
Petrokofsky, Gillian
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Frampton, Geoff K.
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 77
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/s13750-017-0099-6
ISSN:
20472382
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Approach
Systematic review