Prioritization and sequential exclusion of articles in systematic reviews

It is difficult to match the causes of exclusion among two independent review authors after screening the title and abstract or full texts in systematic reviews. We have proposed the prioritization and sequential exclusion approach to reduce the subjectivity in reporting reasons for exclusion. This...

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Main Authors: Anwar, I. (Author), Hasan, M. (Author), Hirakawa, Y. (Author), Hossain, S. (Author), Saif-Ur-Rahman, K.M (Author), Yatsuya, H. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2022
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Summary:It is difficult to match the causes of exclusion among two independent review authors after screening the title and abstract or full texts in systematic reviews. We have proposed the prioritization and sequential exclusion approach to reduce the subjectivity in reporting reasons for exclusion. This approach might reduce the burden of mismatched numbers while describing the cause of exclusion. © 2022 The Authors. Campbell Systematic Reviews published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Campbell Collaboration.
ISBN:18911803 (ISSN)
DOI:10.1002/cl2.1229