| Traditional Literature Reviews | Scoping reviews | Systematic reviews |
---|---|---|---|
A priori review protocol | No | Yes (some) | Yes |
PROSPERO registration of the review protocol | No | Noa | Yes |
Explicit, transparent, peer reviewed search strategy | No | Yes | Yes |
Standardized data extraction forms | No | Yes | Yes |
Mandatory Critical Appraisal (Risk of Bias Assessment) | No | Nob | Yes |
Synthesis of findings from individual studies and the generation of ‘summary’ findingsc | No | No | Yes |