Open AccessThe decisions and processes involved in a systematic search strategy: a hierarchical framework
Author(s) -
Justin Clark,
Elaine Beller,
Paul Glasziou,
Sharon Sanders
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the medical library association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1558-9439
pISSN - 1536-5050
DOI - 10.5195/jmla.2021.1086
Subject(s) - systematic review , computer science , data science , information retrieval , management science , knowledge management , medline , engineering , political science , law
The decisions and processes that may compose a systematic search strategy have not been formally identified and categorized. This study aimed to (1) identify all decisions that could be made and processes that could be used in a systematic search strategy and (2) create a hierarchical framework of those decisions and processes.