IOM's (2011) standards address the entire systematic review process, from locating, screening, and selecting studies for the review, to synthesizing the findings and assessing the overall quality of the body of evidence, to producing the final report. Includes a link to the IOM Standards for Systematic Reviews.

The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is the official document that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions.

The aim of the PRISMA Statement is to help authors improve the reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The focus of PRISMA is randomized controlled trials, but it can also be used as a basis for reporting systematic reviews of other types of research, particularly evaluations of interventions.

This guide was developed to improve transparency, consistency, and scientific rigor of those working on Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

Guidelines for producing a Campbell Systematic Review. The Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produced systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions.

Provides practical guidance for undertaking evidence synthesis based on a thorough understanding of systematic review methodology. Presents core principles of systematic reviews and highlights issues that are specific to reviews of clinical tests, public health interventions, adverse effects, and economic evaluations. The final chapter discusses incorporation of qualitative research in or alongside effectiveness reviews.

International Initiative for Impact Evaluation offers a database of systematic reviews on impact evaluations and has methods information for conducting your own evaluation.

The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the reliability and value of published health research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting. They provide a list of various standards for reporting in systematic reviews.

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International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews. Registration is free and open to anyone undertaking systematic reviews of the effects of interventions and strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor health conditions, for which there is a health related outcome.

Best Practice in Systematic Reviews: The Importance of Protocols and Registration. PLoS medicine. 2011;8(2):e1001009-e1001009. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001009

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