PRISMA-ScR
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) is the established reporting guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. However, given the difference between systematic and scoping reviews, some items in PRISMA may not be appropriate to consider for a scoping review, and other important considerations may be missing.
To address this, a PRISMA extension for scoping reviews, PRISMA-ScR, has been created to provide reporting guidance for this specific type of knowledge synthesis. This extension is also intended to apply to evidence maps, as these share similarities with scoping reviews and involve a systematic search of a body of literature to identify knowledge gaps, with a visual representation of results (such as a figure or graph).
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PRISMA for Scoping Reviews webpageAccess the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews checklist and explanation (2018), fillable version of the checklist, and tip sheets
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PRISMA 2009 Flow DiagramThe PRISMA flow diagram provides a graphical representation of the flow of citations reviewed in the course of a systematic review.
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PRISMA 2009 Flow Diagram GeneratorUse this generator to create a completed PRISMA flow diagram for your systematic review.
Below is an example of an PRISMA-SCR flowchart
Reproduced from: Tricco AC, et al 2018, "PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR)"
Capture your search
Record the following:
Title of database searched.
Name of the database and platform.
Database date range.
Date search conducted.
Years covered by the search.
Search strategy (incl. all search terms & limits).
Grey literature.
