We are pleased to announce that Systematic Reviews has received its first Impact Factor* which is 2.479. In addition, the journal had over 1.2 million downloads and over 3000 Altmetric mentions in 2019. The journal would like to thank all of our authors, reviewers, editors and readers for their continued support.
*2019 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2019)
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Aims and scope
Systematic Reviews encompasses all aspects of the design, conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. The journal publishes high quality systematic review products including systematic review protocols, systematic reviews related to a very broad definition of health, rapid reviews, updates of already completed systematic reviews, and methods research related to the science of systematic reviews, such as decision modelling. At this time Systematic Reviews does not accept reviews of in vitro studies. The journal also aims to ensure that the results of all well-conducted systematic reviews are published, regardless of their outcome.
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Articles
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The effects of exercise and low-calorie diets compared with low-calorie diets alone on health: a protocol for systematic reviews and meta-analyses of controlled clinical trials
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Questionnaires in otology: a systematic mapping review
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How to properly use the PRISMA Statement
The Research to this article has been published in Systematic Reviews 2021 10:89
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Establishing a comprehensive search strategy for Indigenous health literature reviews
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Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement
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What value is the CINAHL database when searching for systematic reviews of qualitative studies?
The Erratum to this article has been published in Systematic Reviews 2015 4:169
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Clarifying differences between review designs and methods
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Evidence summaries: the evolution of a rapid review approach
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Functional assessments used by occupational therapists with older adults at risk of activity and participation limitations: a systematic review and evaluation of measurement properties
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Conducting a systematic review of animal studies?
Systematic Reviews considers protocols and results papers of systematic reviews of animal studies relevant for human health. You can now also prospectively register these reviews on PROSPERO.
Article collections
Thematic series
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Evidence Reviews
Edited by Dr Ivan Florez
Thematic series
Automation in the systematic review process
Edited by Prof Joseph Lau
Thematic series
Five years of Systematic Reviews
Thematic series
Overviews of systematic reviews: development and evaluation of methods
Edited by Dr Joanne E McKenzie
Thank you to our peer reviewers
The editors and staff of Systematic Reviews would like to warmly thank our peer reviewers whose comments have helped to shape the journal.
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
110 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
87 days to first decision for all manuscripts
196 days from submission to acceptance
24 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
2.479 - 2-Year Impact Factor
1.390 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.249 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
3.700 - CiteScore
Usage
2.082,940 Downloads
3,888 Altmetric mentions