LibGuides: Systematic Reviews and other Evidence Syntheses: Report Results

Reporting Results Using Guidelines

Your final step is to report your findings. Refer to the PRISMA checklists when writing your manuscript to ensure that it meets the minimum reporting requirements. Reproducibility is a key feature of a high quality systematic review.

PRISMA
PRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. PRISMA focuses on the reporting of reviews evaluating randomized trials, but can also be used as a basis for reporting systematic reviews of other types of research, particularly evaluations of interventions.
PRISMA-ScR
Reporting guideline for scoping reviews.
PRISMA-S
Reporting guideline for systematic review searching.
Other Reporting Guidelines
Other PRISMA extensions include guidance for abstracts, harms, equity, economic evaluation, and individual patient patient data.

Where to Publish

The resources below are commonly used to locate reputable places to publish.

Library Liaisons
At IUSM, each department has a personal librarian (aka liaison). You can make an appointment to meet with your librarian and talk about whatever questions you may have.
SPI-Hub: Scholarly Publishing Information Hub
Search keywords to find relevant journals and compare up to five titles in several categories.
Journal/Author Name Estimator (JANE)
JANE matches your title, abstract, or keywords to millions of documents in MEDLINE to help determine the best journals for your research.
EndNote Manuscript Matcher
Log in to your EndNote Basic account and click on the Match tab on the top of the screen.

Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory This link opens in a new window
Information on periodicals (active and ceased) including subjects and publication information. Tells you if a journal is peer-reviewed.

Article on where to publish from Annals of Neurology

Saper CB. Academic publishing, part II: Where to publish your work. Annals of neurology. 2014 Jul;76(1):1-4.

Systematic Reviews and other Evidence Syntheses

Need help? Contact:

School of Medicine

School of Public Health & School of Health and Human Sciences

School of Nursing & Physician Assistant Program

Reporting Results Using Guidelines

Where to Publish