Covidence

Covidence is a powerful tool designed to streamline the process of conducting systematic and scoping reviews, essential methods in evidence-based research.

A systematic review is a rigorous and structured approach to synthesizing research evidence, typically focusing on a specific question to identify, evaluate, and summarize the findings of all relevant studies on a topic. This method aims to minimize bias and provide reliable conclusions for informed decision-making.

On the other hand, a scoping review is more exploratory in nature, mapping the breadth and scope of research on a particular topic, identifying key concepts, gaps in the literature, and areas for future investigation. Scoping reviews are particularly useful for emerging fields or complex topics where a comprehensive understanding is needed. Covidence facilitates these reviews by providing a user-friendly platform for screening, data extraction, and collaboration, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of the research process.

To find out more about different types of reviews use this link 

What can Covidence do?

Import references - Covidence works seamlessly with your favorite reference managers like EndNote, Zotero, Refworks, Mendeley or any tool that support RIS, CSV or PubMed XML formats. Covidence can automatically remove duplicates for you.

Screen title & abstract - Breeze through screening with keyword highlighting & a lightning quick interface. Covidence keeps full records of who voted and supports single or dual screeners.

Bulk PDF import- Transfer PDFs stored in your reference manager to Covidence in a few clicks. 

Screen full text - Decide quickly on studies in full text. Capture reasons for exclusion and any notes so you can resolve any disagreements quickly, with a click of a button.

Create forms - Be in control and stay focused on your PICO question. Customizable extraction forms means you only spend time extracting what you need.

Customize risk of bias - Automatically populate your risk of bias tables by highlighting and commenting on text directly in your PDF.

Conduct data extraction - Extract data efficiently with a side-by-side view of your customized form and PDF. Then, when you are done, easily compare your form with other reviewers.  

Export - Covidence exports to all the common formats so you can continue your review in your preferred software. 

Collaborate- You can invite other reviewers (including external colleagues) to work with you on the project.