Guidance for conducting systematic reviews by discipline

Applying systematic review methodology across disciplines

This page contains guidance and resources for conducting systematic reviews in various disciplines. For methodological guidelines for conducting a healthcare related review, see Resources.

The Systematic Literature Review page of the Literature Review Guide may also be helpful if you are unsure whether you are undertaking a full systematic review or a systematic approach.

Agriculture & Environmental Science

Collaboration for Environmental Evidence
The Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) is an organisation supporting systematic reviews on issues of greatest concern to environmental policy.
Guidelines and Standards for Evidence Synthesis in Environmental Management
Guidelines and standards for conducting a systematic review related to environmental management.

Business, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences

Campbell Collaboration
The Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions in crime & justice, education, international development, and social welfare.
EPPI-Centre
The EPPI-Centre is a specialist centre for research synthesis in many areas of social policy, including education, health, social care, developing economies, sport, environment, and crime.
Guidance for conducting Campbell systematic reviews
Resources for planning, conducting and reporting a Campbell systematic review.
Methods references. EPPI-Centre
Systematic Reviews for Business and Management, Birmingham City University
This guide from Birmingham City University is aimed to support those undertaking a systematic review within the field of business, management, human resources and economics.

Psychology

Systematic reviews and database searching for Psychology

Resources for conducting a systematic review in My Unit Readings.

Veterinary Medicine

Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Toolkit
Developed by the RCVS, this toolkit provides guidance to veterinary medicine students and practitioners on defining a clinical question, creating a search strategy, and critically appraising the evidence.
PICO.vet
PICO.vet is designed to help veterinary clinicians and researchers build a focused question to interactively search biomedical literature. Terms have been refined to support veterinary medicine.
Zoonoses and Public Health. Special Issue: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in Animal Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
This issue of Zoonoses and Public Health is devoted to systematic reviews in animal agriculture and veterinary medicine.
Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Scoping Reviews, Systematic Reviews, and Meta-Analysis: Applications in Veterinary Medicine
Article by Jan M. Sargeant and Annette M. O'Connor

Systematic Reviews - Research Guide

Applying systematic review methodology across disciplines

Agriculture & Environmental Science

Business, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences

Psychology

Veterinary Medicine

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