Often reviews are updated and provided the full search strategy is available, it is relatively easy to run the searches again FROM the date they were last run to current.
When performing a search update it is recommended that you backdate the start date by one week to ensure you capture all content.
Database and platform |
Details |
Example |
Medline (Ovid) |
limit x to dt=YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD x = the number of the final search row Create date (.dt.) is the date when the record was created |
limit 20 to dt=20200101-20231231 Limits line 20 to between |
Embase and Emcare (Ovid) |
limit x to dc=YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD x = the number of the final search row .dc. is the date created |
limit 20 to dc=20200101-20231231 Limits line 20 to between |
PsycInfo (Ovid) |
limit x to up=YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD x = the number of the final search row up = the date the record was released into the database.
|
limit 20 to up=20200101-20231231 Limits line 20 to between |
EBM Reviews : Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Ovid)
|
limit x to up=YYYYMM-YYYYMM x = the number of the final search row up = the date the record was released into the database. |
limit 20 to up=202001-202312 Limits line 20 to between |
CINAHL (Ebsco) |
AND the last line of your search with EM YYYYMMDD
AND the last line of your search with EM YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD
|
S20 AND EM 20200101- Limits line 20 to after January 1st 2020
S20 AND EM 20200101-20231231 Limits line 20 to between |
Scopus |
AND the last line of your search with ORIG-LOAD-DATE AFT YYYYMMDD |
ORIG-LOAD-DATE AFT 20200101 will return all documents that have been added or reprocessed in Scopus after January 1st 2020 |
Web of Science |
AND the last line of your search with LD=(YYYY-MM-DD/YYYY-MM-DD) |
Index Date: 2017-11-15 to 2020-10-09 LD=(2017-11-15/2020-10-09)
|