Types of Reviews
As the popularity of evidence synthesis has increased, more people want to conduct reviews. But there are various review types and some may be more suited for your situation than others. This helpful decision tree from Cornell University Library walks you through different review methodologies based on your needs.
"Review Methodologies Decision Tree" by Cornell University Library is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
A Bibliography of Review Types
Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health information and libraries journal, 26(2), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x
Munn, Z., Peters, M.D.J., Stern, C., Tufanaru, C., McArthur, A., & Aromataris, E. (2018). Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18(1), 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0611-x
Sutton, A., Clowes, M., Preston, L., & Booth, A. (2019). Meeting the review family: exploring review types and associated information retrieval requirements. Health information and libraries journal, 36(3), 202–222. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12276