Our Newest Article Type: Systematic Reviews

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Introducing Systematic Reviews

Our newest article type is Systematic Reviews.

A systematic review answers a defined research question by collecting and summarizing all empirical evidence that fits pre-defined criteria. Unlike traditional literature reviews that can be biased by incomplete searches of the literature and subjective interpretation of the findings, systematic reviews must include a detailed and comprehensive plan to identify, appraise and synthesize all relevant information on a topic.

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) is the defining standard for composing a systematic review ( Moher et al. 2009). Systematic Reviews must adhere to the PRISMA statement and the PRISMA checklist, which is available at: http://www.prisma-statement.org

Often, but not always, systematic reviews include a meta-analysis, or statistical evaluation of the relevant information in the literature on a topic.

Systematic reviews published in JNP must adhere to the following criteria:

The title of the article must indicate that it is a systematic review or meta-analysis of the literature (e.g., An Analysis of Vitamin-D Supplements on Bone Density: A Systematic Review).

The article must explicitly state adherence to the PRISMA standard and PRISMA checklist (http://www.prisma-statement.org)

Registration of the systematic review in a database such as PROSPERO (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/), if applicable, must be indicated in the article.

The search strategy must be explicitly indicated, including databases, years considered, and search terms.

The criteria for inclusion and exclusion of articles obtained during the search must be provided.

The characteristics of information extracted from articles must be specified.

If a meta-analysis is included, the methodology for extracting data from articles and combining results must be defined, as well as confidence intervals and measures of consistency.

Risk of bias across studies and limitations of the literature search and analysis must be stated.

Systematic Reviews must be commissioned by the Editor prior to composition and submission.

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