Zachary Munn
What are scoping reviews? Providing a formal definition of scoping reviews as a type of evidence synthesis.
Munn, Zachary; Pollock, Danielle; Khalil, Hanan; Alexander, Lyndsay; Mclnerney, Patricia; Godfrey, Christina M.; Peters, Micah; Tricco, Andrea C.
Authors
Danielle Pollock
Hanan Khalil
Dr Lyndsay Alexander l.a.alexander@rgu.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Patricia Mclnerney
Christina M. Godfrey
Micah Peters
Andrea C. Tricco
Abstract
Evidence synthesis encompasses a broad range of review types and scoping reviews are an increasingly popular approach to synthesizing evidence in a number of fields. They sit alongside other evidence synthesis methodologies such as systematic reviews, qualitative evidence synthesis, realist synthesis and many more. Until now, scoping reviews have been variously defined in the literature. In this article, we provide the following formal definition for scoping reviews: Scoping reviews are a type of evidence synthesis that aims to systematically identify and map the breadth of evidence available on a particular topic, field, concept, or issue, often irrespective of source (i.e. primary research, reviews, non-empirical evidence) within or across particular contexts. Scoping reviews can clarify key concepts/definitions in the literature and identify key characteristics or factors related to a concept, including those related to methodological research.
Citation
MUNN, Z., POLLOCK, D., KHALIL, H., ALEXANDER, L., MCINERNEY, P., GODFREY, C.M., PETERS, M. and TRICCO, A.C. 2022. What are scoping reviews? Providing a formal definition of scoping reviews as a type of evidence synthesis. JBI evidence synthesis [online], 20(4), pages 950-952. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-21-00483
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Online Publication Date | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Publication Date | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Deposit Date | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Publicly Available Date | May 1, 2023 |
| Journal | JBI evidence synthesis |
| Print ISSN | 2689-8381 |
| Electronic ISSN | 2689-8381 |
| Publisher | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 950-952 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-21-00483 |
| Keywords | Research methods; Evidence syntheses |
| Public URL | https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1670194 |
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