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Area of Science:

  • Evidence Synthesis
  • Medical Research Methodology
  • Scholarly Publishing

Background:

  • Trustworthiness of systematic reviews is critical for patient care but is frequently jeopardized.
  • Authors, peer reviewers, and editors share accountability for ensuring systematic review accuracy and reliability.
  • Existing guidance on systematic review best practices is extensive and requires distillation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To distill current guidance on best tools and practices for systematic reviews.
  • To address methodological conduct standards for key systematic review components.
  • To contextualize these standards within principles of good scholarship for systematic review development.

Main Methods:

  • This work is an invited review, complementing a recent co-publication on systematic review tools and practices.
  • It synthesizes and distills existing guidance on systematic review methodology.
  • Focuses on practical application of standards for systematic review components.

Main Results:

  • Identifies key areas where trustworthiness is compromised in systematic reviews.
  • Provides actionable guidance on meeting methodological standards for systematic review conduct.
  • Highlights the importance of good scholarship principles in evidence synthesis.

Conclusions:

  • Improving the trustworthiness of systematic reviews requires adherence to methodological standards and good scholarship.
  • This review offers practical support for authors, peer reviewers, and editors to enhance systematic review quality.
  • The findings aim to improve the reliability of evidence syntheses, particularly within developmental medicine literature.