Suggested workflow for structured literature review projects

Because Sysrev is designed for maximum customizability, there are many different workflows that might be implemented to manage a document review project. For a standard systematic review (or other typical evidence synthesis workflow), we recommend a three-project approach. In this workflow, the first three phases of the literature review (title/abstract screening, full text screening and data extraction) would be carried out in three separate Sysrev projects, using a combination of filters and child projects as follows:

Pro tip: When you create a child project using a project filter, if you have a premium or enterprise account, you can have Sysrev automatically update the child project with new results meeting the filtered criteria from the parent project. In this way, you can have one team getting started on full text screening in Project 2, while other reviewers continue title/abstract screening in Project 1. Any new included studies from Project 1 will automatically be added to Project 2. Check out the Automate updates section on the Child Projects & Clones page to learn how to do this.