Table 1 Examples of reporting guidelines available for peer reviewers assessing systematic reviews
From: Optimal strategies to consider when peer reviewing a systematic review and meta-analysis
Type of systematic review | Helpful reporting guideline for peer reviewing |
|---|---|
Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials evaluating healthcare interventions | The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) [22]; hundreds of biomedical journals endorse PRISMA |
Systematic reviews of observational studies | Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (MOOSE) [23] |
Systematic reviews involving psychological interventions | The Meta-Analysis Reporting Standards (MARS) guidance [24]; The American Psychological Association endorses MARS. |
Synthesis of qualitative studies | The ENhancing Transparency in REporting the synthesis of Qualitative research (ENTREQ) [25] |
Realist reviews | Realist And Meta-narrative Evidence Synthesis – Evolving Standards (RAMESES) for reviewing meta-narrative reviews and realist reviews [26, 27] |