Systematic and Scoping Reviews

The process for conducting a scoping review is similiar to that of a systematic review in many respects. 

1. Identify the Question

2. Develop a Protocol

• Search for existing reviews
• Outline objectives and methodology. 

3. Search

• Search subject-specific databases 
• Use Boolean Operators
• Search for Grey Literature

4. Analyze

• Use tools like Zotero and Rayyan
• Deduplicate your results
• Screen your results by first looking at title/abstract and then full-text
• You will need two reviewers

5. Chart 

• Collate
• Summarize
• Chart your results

6. Present 

• Write your report
• Publish it