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Which review is that? A guide to review types

A typology of literature reviews

Scoping Review


Scoping Reviews are..

“exploratory projects that systematically map the literature available on a topic, identifying key concepts, theories, sources of evidence and gaps in the research” (2020, Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
 

Arksey and O’Malley (2005) originally introduced a framework for conducting scoping reviews.  It has since been further developed and added over time with the changes and adaptions addressing the need for a more rigorous and transparent process to be applied to scoping review methodology (Aromataris., & E, Munn Z, 2020). Scoping reviews can also be referred to as  'mapping reviews' or 'scoping studies' in the literature.

 

See our dedicated guide for Scoping Reviews


 

Further Reading/Resources

Aromataris E, Munn Z (Eds). (2020)  JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. JBI, 2020. https://doi.org/10.46658/JBIMES-20-01 Full text

Arksey, H., & O'Malley, L. (2005). Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. International journal of social research methodology, 8(1), 19-32. Full Text


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 Full text

Pollock, D., Davies, E. L., Peters, M. D., Tricco, A. C., Alexander, L., McInerney, P., ... & Munn, Z. (2021). Undertaking a scoping review: A practical guide for nursing and midwifery students, clinicians, researchers, and academics. Journal of advanced nursing, 77(4), 2102-2113.
Full Text

Peters, M. D., Godfrey, C. M., Khalil, H., McInerney, P., Parker, D., & Soares, C. B. (2015). Guidance for conducting systematic scoping reviews. JBI Evidence Implementation, 13(3), 141-146. Full text


Peters, M. D., Marnie, C., Tricco, A. C., Pollock, D., Munn, Z., Alexander, L., ... & Khalil, H. (2020). Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews. JBI evidence synthesis, 18(10), 2119-2126.
Full Text

Tricco, A., Oboirien, K., Lotfi, T., Sambunjak, D., (2017). Scoping reviews: what they are and how you can do them. Cochrane Training.  Link


PRISMA for Scoping Reviews, (2020) Link


Tricco, AC, Lillie, E, Zarin, W, O'Brien, KK, Colquhoun, H, Levac, D, Moher, D, Peters, MD, Horsley, T, Weeks, L, Hempel, S et al. (2018).  PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR): checklist and explanation. Annals of Internal Medicine. 169(7):467-473. doi:10.7326/M18-0850. Full text

Pham, M. T., Rajić, A., Greig, J. D., Sargeant, J. M., Papadopoulos, A., & McEwen, S. A. (2014). A scoping review of scoping reviews: advancing the approach and enhancing the consistency. Research synthesis methods5(4), 371–385. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1123 Full text

 

Example

Hladkowicz, E., Dumitrascu, F., Auais, M., Beck, A., Davis, S., McIsaac, D. I., Miller, J., (2022). Evaluations of postoperative transitions in care for older adults: a scoping review. BMC Geriatrics 22329. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02989-6 Full text

Aromataris E, Munn Z (Eds). (2020)  JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. JBI, 2020.https://doi.org/10.46658/JBIMES-20-01 Full text

 

References 

Arksey, H., & O'Malley, L. (2005). Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. International journal of social research methodology, 8(1), 19-32. Full Text


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