Lessons from COVID-19 to future evidence synthesis efforts: First living search strategy and out of date scientific publishing and indexing industry
Abstract
Nussbaumer-Streit et al. [1] reported a timely study on the exclusion of non-English language reports in systematic reviews but cautiously generalized the implications to rapid reviews rather than systematic reviews. The results complement the guidance in the new edition of the Cochrane Handbook [2]. However, the time of publication of this report coincides with the COVID-19 outbreak that introduces a geographical bias toward the inclusion of non-English literature. Although many researchers will try to publish in English, literature in non-English should not be ignored. We also thought it will be an added value to share our other experiences on literature search for evidence synthesis on COVID-19
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2020
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Correspondence
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Pandemics, Information storage and retrieval, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2
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Shokraneh, F. & Russell-Rose, T. (2020). Lessons from COVID-19 to future evidence synthesis efforts: first living search strategy and out of date scientific publishing and indexing industry. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 123, pp.171-174.