BeckerGuides: Systematic Review Guide: Software

Endnote

Endnote is a citation management software program. It allows you to organize a large number of citations and has useful features like full text retrieval and a "cite while you write" plug-in for Word. It is also the software we use most commonly for sending systematic review citations. Washington University does not have institution-wide access to Endnote, but it can purchased at a reduced rate (see link below). Endnote is also available to use for free in Becker Library on the research pod computers.

Endnote License Information

Research Pod Computer Software

Research Pod computers in Becker Library have statistical analysis and other types of software that might be useful to you for your systematic reviews:

Endnote
GraphPad Prism
Mathematica
PyMOL
SAS
SPSS

Screening & Data Extraction Software

The following resources can be used during the screening and data extraction phases of your systematic review project. Please note that most of these have a software subscription fee. Many of the functions provided by these software products can be replicated using Endnote, Excel, and statistical analysis software.

DistillerSR
DistillerSR is an online application designed specifically for screening and data extraction phases in the systematic review.
Covidence
Covidence allows your team to upload search results, screen abstracts and full text, complete data collection, conduct risk of bias assessment, resolve disagreements and export data into RevMan or Excel.
AbstrackR
Free, open-source, web-based software for abstract-screening
JBI SUMARI
SUMARI supports 10 review types, including reviews of effectiveness, qualitative research, economic evaluations, prevalence/incidence, aetiology/risk, mixed methods, umbrella/overviews, text/opinion, diagnostic test accuracy and scoping reviews. It facilitates the entire review process, from protocol development, team management, study selection, critical appraisal, data extraction, data synthesis and writing your systematic review report.
Comprehensive Meta-Analysis
Software designed to perform statistical calculations for meta-analysis.
Rayyan
Rayyan is a FREE web application to help systematic review authors perform their job in a quick and easy fashion. Authors create systematic reviews, collaborate on them, maintain them over time and get suggestions for article inclusion.