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Systematic Review Service

Partnering with MSK community members interested in systematic and related reviews

Policies for Partnering with an MSK Librarian

To work with our Systematic Review Service, we require that: 

  • A recent systematic review on the same topic must not already be published or registered as a protocol. 

  • Your timeframe must be feasible for your assigned MSK librarian. Searches can take a month or more to complete, depending on the response time of the team and the complexity of the topic. 

  • A primary researcher must be affiliated with MSK. 

  • Multiple requests from the same primary researcher will be handled successively, not concurrently. 

  • You must have a team with a minimum of two active members, preferably more. 

  • A draft of your review protocol must be in process and shared with your MSK librarian, including at minimum a focused research question and inclusion/exclusion criteria. 

  • You must be open to refining your research question with your MSK librarian if it is too broad.

  • Your MSK librarian must be sent the review manuscript and supplements prior to its submission to a journal or conference.

  • You must include your MSK librarian as a co-author on the resulting publication. 

Please reach out if you have any questions about these policies, or would like to speak to an MSK Librarian before requesting a new review.