There are review types in addition to systematic reviews and meta-analyses. This page lists articles that may be helpful in understanding what types of reviews exist and how to complete various types of reviews.
Grant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). A typology of reviews: An analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 26(2), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00848.x
Whittemore, R., Chao, A., Jang, M., Minges, K. E., & Park, C. (2014). Methods for knowledge synthesis: An overview. Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 43(5), 453–461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.05.014
Aromataris, E., Fernandex, R. S., Godfrey, C., Holly, C., & Khalil, H. (2014). Methodology for JBI umbrella reviews. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/57fd/32e6f5930cd402c93c42f6ea897788d7268f.pdf
Hunt, H., Pollock, A., Campbell, P., Estcourt, L., & Brunton, G. (2018). An introduction to overviews of reviews: Planning a relevant research question and objective for an overview. Systematic Reviews, 7(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0695-8
Pollock, M., Fernandes, R. M., Becker, L. A., Featherstone, R., & Hartling, L. (2016). What guidance is available for researchers conducting overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions? A scoping review and qualitative metasummary. Systematic Reviews, 5(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0367-5
Whittemore, R., & Knafl, K. (2005). The integrative review: Updated methodology. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 52(5), 546–553. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03621.x
Munn, Z., Pollock, D., Khalil, H., Alexander, L., Mclnerney, P., Godfrey, C. M., Peters, M.,& Tricco, A. C. (2022). What are scoping reviews? Providing a formal definition of scoping reviews as a type of evidence synthesis. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 20(4), 950-952. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-21-00483
Tricco, A. C. , Lillie, E., Zarin, W., O'Brien, K. K., Colquhoun, H., Levac, D. . . . Straus, S. E. (2018). PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and explanation. Annals of Internal Medicine, 169(7), 467-473. https://doi.org/10.7326/M18-0850
Anderson, S., Allen, P., Peckham, S., & Goodwin, N. (2008). Asking the right questions: Scoping studies in the commissioning of research on the organisation and delivery of health services. Health Research Policy and Systems, 6(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-6-7
Arksey, H., & O’Malley, L. (2005). Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8(1), 19–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/1364557032000119616
Cacchione, P. Z. (2016). The evolving methodology of scoping reviews. Clinical Nursing Research, 25(2), 115–119. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773816637493
Colquhoun, H. L., Levac, D., O’Brien, K. K., Straus, S., Tricco, A. C., Perrier, L., … Moher, D. (2014). Scoping reviews: Time for clarity in definition, methods, and reporting. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 67(12), 1291–1294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.03.013
The Joanna Briggs Institute. (2015). Joanna Briggs Institute reviewers’ manual: 2015 edition: Methodology for JBI scoping reviews. Retrieved from https://nursing.lsuhsc.edu/JBI/docs/ReviewersManuals/Scoping-.pdf
Tricco, A. C., Lillie, E., Zarin, W., O’Brien, K., Colquhoun, H., Kastner, M., … Straus, S. E. (2016). A scoping review on the conduct and reporting of scoping reviews. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 16(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-016-0116-4
Dobbins, M. (2017). Rapid review guidebook Steps for conducting a rapid review, 25. http://www.nccmt.ca/uploads/media/media/0001/01/a816af720e4d587e13da6bb307df8c907a5dff9a.pdf
Ganann, R., Ciliska, D., & Thomas, H. (2010). Expediting systematic reviews: Methods and implications of rapid reviews. Implementation Science, 5(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-5-56
Tricco, A. C., Langlois, E. V, & Straus, S. E. (2017). Rapid reviews to strengthen health policy and systems: A practical guide. http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/258698/1/9789241512763-eng.pdf