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Author(s) -
Zumsteg Jennifer M.,
Cooper Joyce S.,
Noon Michael S.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of industrial ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.377
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1530-9290
pISSN - 1088-1980
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00476.x
Subject(s) - systematic review , checklist , life cycle assessment , industrial ecology , management science , medline , engineering , sustainability , psychology , ecology , biology , biochemistry , macroeconomics , production (economics) , economics , cognitive psychology
Summary Systematic review, including meta‐analysis, is increasingly utilized in life cycle assessment (LCA). There are currently no widely recognized guidelines for designing, conducting, or reporting systematic reviews in LCA. Other disciplines such as medicine, ecology, and software engineering have both recognized the utility of systematic reviews and created standardized protocols for conducting and reporting systematic reviews. Based largely on the 2009 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) statement, which updated the preferred format for reporting of such reviews in biomedical research, we provide an introduction to the topic and a checklist to guide the reporting of future LCA reviews in a standardized format. The standardized technique for assessing and reporting reviews of LCA (STARR‐LCA) is a starting point for improving the utility of systematic reviews in LCA.