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)
The team at BMC would like to thank the Editors in Chief, David Moher, Paul Shekelle and Lesley Stewart, who are stepping down from their roles as Editors in Chief, for their dedication to Systematic Reviews since the launch of the journal in 2012. Their work, and the work of the team they have built, has driven its growth in both size and reputation, the journal had over 1.2 million downloads in 2019 and received its first Impact Factor in June 2020. We are privileged to have worked with them on the journal and they are leaving it in a very good place.
We are delighted to announce that Craig Lockwood will be stepping into the role as acting Editor in Chief, while we continue to recruit for permanent leadership of the journal. Craig has been a Senior Editor with Systematic Reviews for several years and is extremely well placed to lead the journal during this time.
We hope you will join us in thanking David, Paul and Lesley for all their work that has contributed to making Systematic Reviews a well-established and successful journal, and in welcoming and supporting Craig in his expanded role.
As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
The Erratum to this article has been published in Systematic Reviews 2015 4:169
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Automation in the systematic review process
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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.
We are recruiting new Associate Editors to join our international Editorial Board, helping to provide expertise on the design, conduct and reporting of systematic reviews.
The Editors endorse peer review mentoring of early career researchers. Find out more here
We are pleased to announce that Systematic Reviews is accepting submissions for a new thematic series on automation in the systematic review process.
Guest Edited by Professor Joseph Lau (Brown University, USA), this series will include articles about innovative uses of computer technologies in producing systematic reviews.
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.
The editors and staff of Systematic Reviews would like to warmly thank our peer reviewers whose comments have helped to shape the journal.
Speed
141 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
128 days to first decision for all manuscripts
249 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
1,224,302 Downloads
3,089 Altmetric mentions
Systematic Reviews
