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Systematic & Scoping Review Support at the Main Library

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Elizabeth Kline
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Main Library A403
(520) 621-7209

Conducting a scoping review

Scoping reviews differ in large part from systematic reviews by not requiring the critical appraisal of included studies.

Preparing a protocol

Protocol Guidance:

Protocol Reporting:

  • PRISMA for Systematic Review Protocols (PRISMA-P)
  • Also see PRISMA-ScR listed below

Protocol Registration:

Examples of scoping review protocols

Scoping review protocol examples: 

  • Moon, D., Nichols, C. B., Sgourakis, A., Cruce, A., Zhang, Y., Haran, H., & Johnson-Motoyama, M. (2022, March 8). Engagement measures in maltreatment prevention studies: a scoping review. Retrieved from osf.io/7ybpk
  • Nkangu, M., Obegu, P., Asahngwa, C., Shiroya, V., Gobina, R., Agbaw-Ebai, F. P., Keboa, M., & Foretia, D. (2021). Scoping review protocol to understand the conceptualisation, implementation and practices of health promotion within the context of primary healthcare in Africa. BMJ open, 11(12), e049084. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049084

Reporting a scoping review

Guidance about what to include in the write up of your scoping review: