Covidence
Better systematic review management
Covidence is an online software tool designed to streamline the process of conducting a systematic review (or a similarly detailed literature review such as a meta-analysis). It is currently free. You can use Covidence to collaborate with a team of reviewers to screen results (at both title/abstract and full text stages), complete data extraction and work on risk of bias. It is owned and operated by Evidence Partners. Covidence can be used to:
Plan a systematic review: Covidence can be used to plan a systematic review by creating a protocol, identifying relevant studies, and collecting data from those studies.
Screen studies: Covidence can be used to screen studies for eligibility in a systematic review. This can be done by using filters to identify studies that meet the inclusion criteria.
Extract data: Covidence can be used to extract data from studies that have been included in a systematic review. This data can then be used to conduct a meta-analysis.
Manage references: Covidence can be used to manage references for a systematic review. This includes creating a reference list, tracking citations, and generating bibliographies.
Collaborate: Covidence can be used to collaborate with others on a systematic review. This can be done by creating shared workspaces and assigning tasks to team members.
Report findings: Covidence can be used to report the findings of a systematic review. This can be done by creating a report template and generating a report from the data that has been collected.
Covidence is a powerful tool that can support the entire process of conducting a systematic review. It is a paid service, but it offers a free trial so you can try it out before you buy it.
Here are some of the advantages of using Covidence:
Accurate: Covidence is a reliable tool that can help you conduct a systematic review accurately. It has a number of features that can help you identify relevant studies, extract data from those studies, and manage references.
Up-to-date: Covidence is constantly being updated with new features and improvements. This means that you can be sure that you are always using the latest and greatest version of the software.
Widely used: Covidence is widely used by researchers around the world. This means that there is a large community of users who can provide support and advice.
Features: Covidence offers a number of features that can help you conduct a systematic review, such as the ability to plan a systematic review, screen studies, extract data, manage references, collaborate, and report findings.
Integrations: Covidence integrates with a variety of popular research tools, such as EndNote and Zotero. This makes it easy to use Covidence with the tools you already use.
The main steps for Covidence:
Upload search results as an RIS file
Covidence will automatically deduplicate records
Screen abstracts for relevancy by two or more reviewers
Screen full text using inclusion and exclusion criteria
Resolve disagreements
Complete data extraction after customizing templates
Conduct risk of bias assessment
Export data into RevMan or Excel
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