PRISMA 2020: a reporting guideline for the next generation of systematic reviews
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What better way to mark the coming of age of reporting guidance for systematic reviews than with a major update of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement? Published just over 21 years ago, the Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses (QUOROM) statement was the predecessor of PRISMA, developed to ensure that the value and rigor of the relatively new form of research known as “meta-analysis” was matched by complete and transparent reporting.1 Providing a complete and accurate account of the purpose, methods, and results of a systematic review is important. Doing so enables those using the review to decide if they can trust and apply the findings, and facilitates replication and updating as new evidence emerges. While the purpose of PRISMA has not changed, the content and format reflect major advances in the way we conduct reviews and improvements in our ability to communicate and disseminate research.2,3 When PRISMA 2009 was published, the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) was yet to be launched,4 many reviews reported on “study quality” rather than “risk of bias,”5 formal assessments of the certainty of evidence were rarely done,6 and the concept of using automation and machine learning in systematic reviews was just beginning to emerge.7 PRISMA 2020 incorporates these advances and the most recent guidance for the conduct of systematic reviews.8 For example, there is more detail to help review au…
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The review followed PRISMA and SWiM guidance.
“The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)31,32 and Synthesis Without Meta-Analysis (SWiM) guidance.33”
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- Authors
- Brennan, S. E., & Munn, Z.
- Affiliations
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Venue
- JBI Evidence Synthesis
- Published
- 2021-05
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 906-908
- ISSN
- 2689-8381 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3160269558
- Cited by
- 52
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 0.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- JBI Evidence Synthesis (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Delphi Technique in Research
- Keywords
- PRISMA 2020, reporting guidelines, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, risk of bias, quality of evidence, heterogeneity, synthesis methods, reporting checklist, Prospero, transparency in research reporting, reproducibility, conflicts of interest
- MeSH terms
- Systematic Reviews as Topic, Guidelines as Topic, Checklist
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