Guides @ UF: Systematic &amp; Evidence Synthesis Reviews: Review Types

Types of Literature Reviews

Decision table

Use the table below to identify review types that might be most suitable for your question, purpose, timetable and purpose. Use the bibliography in the next box to read more about the possible matches in order to make an informed choice.

If you...	Consider this type
Have a submission/presentation deadline within 4 months	Rapid review
Want to explore a new field or a field that you suspect has little published literature	Scoping review
Hope to integrate qualitative and quantitative research	Mixed methods review
Expect to find enough similar studies to statistically pool results	Meta-analysis

Review Ready Reckoner - Assessment Tool

Type Identification Tools

Review Ready Reckoner - Assessment Tool
Table of 8 types of complex reviews
Fifty Shades of Review (PPT)
47 slides of many, many types of complex and comprehensive literature reviews
Right Review
This tool is designed to provide guidance and supporting material to reviewers on methods for the conduct and reporting of knowledge synthesis.

More Review Methodology Resources

Multiple types/purposes:

A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies
Grant, M.J. and Booth, A. (2009), A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 26: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x
Meeting the review family: exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements
Sutton, A., Clowes, M., Preston, L. and Booth, A. (2019), Meeting the review family: exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements. Health Info Libr J, 36: 202-222. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12276
The art and science of knowledge synthesis
Tricco, A. C., Tetzlaff, J., & Moher, D. (2011). The art and science of knowledge synthesis. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 64(1), 11–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.11.007

Scoping reviews

Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework
Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework Arksey H, O’Malley L. . Int J Social Research Methodology (February 2005) 8(1):19-32
Joanna Briggs Institute Scoping Review Network Resources
Includes links to the scoping review chapter of the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis and the template for scoping review protocols.
Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping review
Peters, M., Marnie, C., Tricco, A. C., Pollock, D., Munn, Z., Alexander, L., McInerney, P., Godfrey, C. M., & Khalil, H. (2020). Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews. JBI evidence synthesis, 18(10), 2119–2126. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00167

Integrative Reviews

The integrative review: updated methodology
Whittemore, R., & Knafl, K. (2005). The integrative review: updated methodology. Journal of advanced nursing, 52(5), 546–553. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03621.x
A step-by-step guide to conducting an integrative review
Toronto C. E. & Remington R. (2020). A step-by-step guide to conducting an integrative review (1st ed. 2020). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37504-1

Meta-analyses

Characteristics of meta-analyses related to acceptance for publication in a medical journal. Stroup DR, Thacker SB, Olson CB, Glass RM, Hutwagner L. J Clin Epidemiol 2001 Jul: 5497): 655-60. PMID 11438405

Rapid reviews

A scoping review of rapid review methods Tricco AC, Antony J, Zarin W, Strifler L, Ghassemi M, Ivory J, Perrier L, Hutton B, Moher D, Straus SE.. BMC Med. 2015; 13: 224. Published online 2015 Sep 16. doi:10.1186/s12916-015-0465-6 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4574114/

Rapid Review Guidebook. Dobbins, M. (2017). Hamilton, ON: National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools. Rapid Review Guidebook