Systematic Review Services

What is systematic review?

Systematic review is a comprehensive review method of answering a specific research question, commonly used in clinical research and disciplines of medical science and global health. It focuses on a specific question, uses explicit, pre-planned scientific methods to identify, select, appraise and summarize simiar but separate studies.

What can librarians do to support your systematic review projects?

  • Deliver an overview of process of systematic review for your research team
  • Recommend appropriate literature databases
  • Help develop search strategies to identify all relevant studies in both Chinese and English literature
  • Guide to document search process and deliver search results formatted for citation management software and systematic review tools
  • Implement best practices for removing duplicate results, screening and note taking
  • Guide the methodology section of the review according to PRISMA guidelines or other standards

Librarians play a substantial role in the process of systematic review but it is advisable for members of the authoring team with expertise in the subject matter and quantitative methods to oversee specific critical steps. When librarians contribute to drafting the search methodology section of a systematic review, their contribution warrants co-authorship. If a librarian is involved in devising the search strategy and/or managing references, their contribution should be recognized in the acknowledgments section of the published work.

If you need a systematic review consultation or have any other questions related to systematic review, please contact your subject librarian listed below.

Andrew Lee

andrewyanqing.lee@dukekunshan.edu.cn

Liaison Areas

  • UG Division of Social Sciences
  • Master of Environmental Policy
  • Environmental Research Center
  • Center for the Study of Contemporary China

Mengjie Zou

mengjie.zou@dukekunshan.edu.cn

Liaison Areas

  • UG Division of Arts and Humanities 
  • The Language and Culture Center
  • Master of Science in Global Health
  • Global Health Research Center
  • Humanities Research Center

Hongyi Gong

hongyi.gong@dukekunshan.edu.cn

Liaison Areas

  • UG Division of Natural and Applied Sciences
  • Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Master of Management Studies
  • Master of Science in Medical Physics
  • Institute of Applied Physical Sciences and Engineering
  • Zu Chongzhi Center for Mathematics and Computational Sciences