Introduction to systematic reviews

The toolbox is a web-based catalogue of tools that support various tasks within the systematic review and wider evidence synthesis process.

The toolbox aims to help researchers and reviewers find the following:

- Software tools
- Quality assessment / critical appraisal checklists
- Reporting standards
- Guidelines

Users can perform a simple keyword (i.e. Quick) search to locate tools, or a more detailed (i.e. Advanced) search allowing users to select various criteria to find specific types of tools. Users can also suggest new tools to add to the database.

Rayyan enables you to create and collaborate on systematic reviews. It helps with the screening and selection process. Both free and different subscription levels are available.

Review Manager (RevMan) is Cochrane's bespoke software for writing Cochrane Reviews. RevMan 5.4 is available via the University of Lincoln's AppsAnywere service.

If you are not working on a Cochrane review RevMan can be run in non-Cochrane mode for the best performance.