The official guide to preparing and maintaining Cochrane reviews, which are a specific kind of systematic review on the effects of healthcare interventions carried out by Cochrane. Even if you are only working on a general systematic review, this handbook offers valuable information on best practices for each review step.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM)'s standards for developing high-quality systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research.

The manual for numerous types of systematic and related reviews from JBI, formerly the Joanna Briggs Institute, an organization involved in nursing evidence-based practice.

The Campbell Collaboration supports systematic and related reviews on social science topics. Their standards for reviews are based on their past standards—Methodological Expectations of Campbell Collaboration Intervention Reviews (MECCIR)—and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).

AMSTAR is one of several tools that appraise the methods of systematic reviews/meta-analyses. This link goes to the AMSTAR checklist, which can also help you plan your own high quality review.

This link goes to the Equator Network's record for these widely used meta-analysis reporting standards.

PRISMA is a series of reporting standards for reviews. On the PRISMA website, you can find the PRISMA Checklist and Flow Diagram, along with other PRISMA standards for protocols, scoping reviews, and abstracts, among others.

Conducting an Intervention Review is an online introductory course on how to conduct a systematic review of interventions offered by Cochrane Interactive Learning. The different modules include assessing risk of bias, analyzing data, and interpreting findings. Everything is online and self-directed, meaning you can explore on your own time. The MSK Library subscribes to this course, and users will need to register using their MSK email address to gain access. For detailed instructions, visit the entry for Cochrane Interactive Learning in the MSK Library's A-Z Databases list.

Training and tips on conducting reviews and using Covidence, from Covidence staff.

Have a question about using Covidence to manage your review process? Their Knowledge Base most likely offers the answer.

This online database of systematic review tools, guides, and more keeps track of the latest resources so you do not have to. Search by review step, tool price, and more.

This is a collection of videos about systematic reviews from Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Center for Knowledge Management.