References & Further Reading
- Beyond PICO: the SPIDER tool for qualitative evidence synthesisCooke, A., Smith, D., & Booth, A. (2012). Qualitative Health Research, 22(10), 1435-1443.
- Checking reference lists to find additional studies for systematic reviewsHorsley, T., Dingwall, O., & Sampson, M. (2011). The Cochrane Library, 8.
- Domain Definition and Search Techniques in Meta-analyses of L2 Research (Or why 18 meta-analyses of feedback have different results)Plonsky, L., & Brown, D. (2015). Second Language Research, 31(2), 267–278.
- Effectiveness and Efficiency of Search Methods in Systematic Reviews of Complex Evidence: Audit of Primary SourcesGreenhalgh, T., & Peacock, R. (2005). BMJ, 331(7524), 1064-1065.
Only 30% of sources were obtained from the protocol defined at the outset of the study (that is, from the database and hand searches).
Fifty one per cent were identified by “snowballing” (such as pursuing references of references), and 24% by personal knowledge or personal contacts.
Conclusion: Systematic reviews of complex evidence cannot rely solely on protocol-driven search strategies. - An Empirical Assessment of A Systematic Search Process for Systematic ReviewsZhang, H., Babar, M. A., Bai, X., Li, J., & Huang, L. (2011, April). In Evaluation & Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2011), 15th Annual Conference on (pp. 56-65). IET.
- The Impact of Limited Search Procedures for Systematic Literature Reviews – A Participant-Observer Case StudyKitchenham, B., Brereton, P., Turner, M., Niazi, M., Linkman, S., Pretorius, R., & Budgen, D. (2009, October). In Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement, 2009. ESEM 2009. 3rd International Symposium on (pp. 336-345). IEEE.
- Information retrieval in systematic reviews: Challenges in the public health arenaBeahler, C. C., Sundheim, J. J., & Trapp, N. I. (2000). American Journal of Preventive Medicine, (18)4, 6-10.
- Literature Searching for Social Science Systematic Reviews: Consideration of a range of search techniques.Papaioannou, D. , Sutton, A. , Carroll, C. , Booth, A. and Wong, R. (2010). Health Information & Libraries Journal, 27, 114-122.
- Literature search strategies for conducting knowledge‐building and theory‐generating qualitative systematic reviewsFinfgeld‐Connett, D., & Johnson, E. D. (2013). Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(1), 194-204.
- Performing a Literature Review.Reed, L. E. (1998, November). In fie (pp. 380-383). IEEE.
- Searching for qualitative research for inclusion in Systematic Reviews: A Structured Methodological ReviewBooth, A. (2016). Systematic Reviews, (5)74, 1-23.
- Should We Exclude Inadequately Reported Studies From Qualitative Systematic Reviews? An Evaluation of Sensitivity Analyses in Two Case Study ReviewsCarroll, C., Booth, A., & Lloyd-Jones, M. (2012). Qualitative Health Research, 22(10), 1425-1434.
- Systematic Literature Studies: Database Searches vs. Backward SnowballingJalali, S., & Wohlin, C. (2012, September). In Proceedings of the ACM-IEEE international symposium on Empirical software engineering and measurement (pp. 29-38). ACM.
- Text-Mining Techniques and Tools for Systematic Literature Reviews: A Systematic Literature ReviewFeng, L., Chiam, Y. K., & Lo, S. K. (2017, December). In Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC), 2017 24th (pp. 41-50). IEEE.
Also available open access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18515/1/All.pdf - Use of information-seeking strategies for developing systematic reviews and engaging in evidence-based practice: the application of traditional and comprehensive Pearl Growing. A reviewSchlosser, R. W., Wendt, O., Bhavnani, S., & Nail‐Chiwetalu, B. (2006). International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 41(5), 567-582.
- What is your research question? An introduction to the PICOT format for clinicians.Riva, J. J., Malik, K. M., Burnie, S. J., Endicott, A. R., & Busse, J. W. (2012). The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 56(3), 167-71.
Manuals & Guidelines
For Conducting a Systematic Review or Meta-analysis
- Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (Version 5.1.0)Higgins JPT, Green S (editors). The Cochrane Collaboration, 2011.
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses: The PRISMA StatementMoher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., & Altman, D. G. (2009). Annals of Internal Medicine, 151(4), 264-269.
- Standards for Systematic Reviews (Report)The National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine. Released 3/23/2011. Copyright © 2018 National Academy of Sciences.
- Systematic Reviews: CRD's guidance for undertaking reviews in health careCentre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York (2008). York, UK: York Publishing Services Ltd.
- Procedures for Performing Systematic ReviewsKitchenham, B. (2004). Keele University, 33(2004), 1-26. Software Engineering Group, Department of Computer Science, Keele, UK.
- A Roadmap for Systematic Reviews & Meta-analysesAdapted from: Pai, M. et al. (2004). The National Medical Journal of India, 17(2):86-95.
- Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses: An Illustrated, Step-By-Step Guide.Pai, M., McCulloch, M., Gorman, J. D., Pai, N., Enanoria, W., Kennedy, G., ... & Colford, J. J. (2004). The National Medical Journal of India, 17(2), 86-95.
- Systematic Reviews of Health Promotion and Public Health Interventions (Version 2)July 2007. Armstrong, R., & Waters, E. on behalf of the Guidelines for Systematic Reviews in Health Promotion and Public Health Taskforce.
- A Guideline for Applying Systematic Reviews to Child Language InterventionHargrove, P., Lund, B., & Griffer, M. (2005). Communication Disorders Quarterly, 26(4), 226–235.
- A Tutorial on Conducting Meta-Analyses of Clinical Outcome ResearchRobey, R. R., & Dalebout, S. D. (1998). Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 41(6), 1227-1241.
- Handbook of Meta-analysis in Ecology and EvolutionKoricheva J., Gurevitch J., & Mengersen K. (Eds.). (2013). Princeton University Press.
References & Further Reading
Across Disciplines
- Qualitative Case Study Methodology: Study Design and Implementation for Novice ResearchersBaxter, P., & Jack, S. (2008). The Qualitative Report, 13(4), 544-559.
Discusses differences between exploratory and other types of case studies.
- Research Methods for PostgraduatesGreenfield, Tony, and Sue Greener. Research Methods for Postgraduates. Third ed. 2016. Print.
- Case Study Research and Applications: Design and methods (3rd ed.). SummaryYin, R. K. (1994). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Summary only.
6th edition (2018) available in Chester Fritz Library. Discusses exploratory and other types of case studies. - The Book Review: Scholarly and Editorial ResponsibilityFelber, L. (2002). Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 33(3), 166.
- Special Section on the Value of Scholarly Book Reviews.Gump, S. E. (2018). Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 50(1), 1-7. University of Toronto Press.
- Use of Scholarly Book Reviews: Implications for Electronic Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationSpink, A., Robins, D., & Schamber, L. (1998). Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 49(4), 364-374.
- What Synthesis Methodology Should I Use? A Review and Analysis of Approaches to Research SynthesisSchick-Makaroff, K., MacDonald, M., Plummer, M., Burgess, J., Neander, W. (2016). AIMS Public Health, 3(1), 172–215.
From health and social sciences perspectives. - Use of Content Analysis to Conduct Knowledge-Building and Theory-Generating Qualitative Systematic ReviewsFinfgeld-Connett, D. (2014). Qualitative Research, 14(3), 341-352.
- HARKing: Hypothesizing After the Results are KnownKerr, N. L. (1998). Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2(3), 196–217.
- p-Curve and Effect Size: Correcting for Publication Bias Using Only Significant ResultsSimonsohn, U., Nelson, L. D., & Simmons, J. P. (2014). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9(6), 666–681.
Medicine & Public Health
- How to Write a Scholarly Book Review for Publication in a Peer-reviewed Journal: A Review of the LiteratureLee, A. D., Green, B. N., Johnson, C. D., & Nyquist, J. (2010). Journal of Chiropractic Education, 24(1), 57-69.
- Writing a Literature ReviewSteward, B. (2004). British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67(11), 495–500.
- How to Read a Paper: Papers that Summarise other Papers: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis.Greenalgh, T. (1997). British Medical Journal, 315, 672-675.
- A Typology of Reviews: An Analysis of 14 Review Types and Associated MethodologiesGrant, M. J., & Booth, A. (2009). Health Information And Libraries Journal, 26(2), 91–108.
- Five Steps to Conducting a Systematic ReviewKhan, K. S., Kunz, R., Kleijnen, J., & Antes, G. (2003). Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 96(3), 118-121.
- Criteria for the Systematic Review of Health Promotion and Public Health InterventionsJackson, N. & Waters, E. for the Guidelines for Systematic Reviews in Health Promotion and Public Health Taskforce. (2005). Health Promotion International, Volume 20, Issue 4(1), Pages 367–374.
- Qualitative Research in Systematic Reviews -- Has established a place for itselfDixon-Woods, M., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2001). BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 323(7316), 765-6.
- A Brief History of Research SynthesisChalmers, I., Hedges, L. V., & Cooper, H. (2002). Evaluation & the Health Professions, 25(1), 12–37.
- Methods for the Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Research in Systematic ReviewsThomas, J., & Harden, A. (2008). BMC Medical Research Methodology, 8(1), 45.
- The Mass Production of Redundant, Misleading, and Conflicted Systematic Reviews and Meta‐analysesIoannidis, J. P. (2016). The Milbank Quarterly, 94(3), 485-514.
- Methodologic Issues in Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysesMontori, V. M., Swiontkowski, M. F., & Cook, D. J. (2003). Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, 413, 43-54.
- I Have the Answer, Now What's the Question?: Why Metaanalyses Do Not Provide Definitive SolutionsStreiner, D. L. (2005). The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 50(13), 829–831.
Social Sciences
- Book Reviews and Scientist-Practitioner Currency: A Critical Lever.Jones RG, Fleenor JW, Summers L. (2004). The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 41, 22-25.
- All in the Family: Systematic Reviews, Rapid Reviews, Scoping Reviews, Realist Reviews, and MoreMoher, D., Stewart, L., & Shekelle, P. (2015). Systematic Reviews, 4(183), 1–2.
- Writing a Literature ReviewBaumeister, R. F. (2013). In M. J. Prinstein (Ed.), The Portable Mentor (pp. 119–132). New York, NY: Springer New York.
- Writing a Review Article for Psychological BulletinBem, D. J. (1995). Psychological Bulletin, 118(2), 172-177.
- Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences: A Practical Guide [Book Review]Suri, H. (2009). Evaluation Journal of Australaisa, 9(1), 62-63.
Book Reviewed: Petticrew, M. & Roberts, H. (2006). Malden, MA: Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-4051-2110-1
Book in library collection: https://odin-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:443/und:all:ODIN_ALEPH008277698 - Using Logic Models to Capture Complexity in Systematic ReviewsAnderson, L. M., Petticrew, M. , Rehfuess, E., Armstrong, R. , Ueffing, E. , Baker, P. , Francis, D. and Tugwell, P. (2011). Research Synthesis Methods, (2), 33-42.
- Scoping Studies: Towards a Methodological Framework.Arksey, H., & O'Malley, L. (2005). International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8(1), 19-32.
- Face Validity of Meta-Analyses in Emotional or Behavioral Disorders.Mostert, M. (2004). Behavioral Disorders, 29(2), 89-118.
- Meta-analytic Decisions and Reliability: A Serendipitous Case of Three Independent Telecommuting Meta-analyses.Nieminen, L., Nicklin, J., McClure, T., & Chakrabarti, M. (2011). Journal of Business and Psychology, 26(1), 105-121.
- Research Transparency in Psychological Science: How & Why?Gernsbacher, M. A. (2018a, October 26. [Video File]. Presented at the Northern Lights Psychology Conference 2018, UND, Grand Forks, ND, https://commons.und.edu/nlp-conference/2018/
- Rewarding Research TransparencyGernsbacher, M. A. (2018). Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
- Writing Empirical Articles: Transparency, Reproducibility, Clarity, and MemorabilityGernsbacher, M. A. (2018). Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 1, 403-414.
Education & Public Policy
- Teaching the Literature Review: A Practical Approach for College InstructorsCisco, J. (2014). Teaching & Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal, 2(2), 41-57.
- Producing Policy Relevant Systematic Reviews: Navigating the Policy-Research InterfaceOliver, S., Bangpan, M., & Dickson, K. (2018). Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 14(2), 197-220.
- Use and Impacts of Campbell Systematic Reviews on Policy, Practice, and ResearchMaynard, B. R. & Dell, N. A. (2018). Research on Social Work Practice, 28(1), 13 -18.
- The Relevance of Systematic Reviews to Educational Policy and Practice.Davies, P. (2000). Oxford Review of Education, 26(3/4), 365-378.
- The Place of Systematic Reviews in Education ResearchAndrews, R. (2005). British Journal of Educational Studies, 53(4), 399-416.
- The Relationship Between Sample Sizes and Effect Sizes in Systematic Reviews in EducationSlavin, R., & Smith, D. (2009). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 31(4), 500-506.
- Application of Systematic Reviews in Speech‐and‐Language TherapyMarshall, J. (2011). International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 46(3), 261 -272.
- A Guideline for Applying Systematic Reviews to Child Language InterventionHargrove, P., Lund, B., & Griffer, M. (2005). Communication Disorders Quarterly, 26(4), 226–235.
- A Review of Meta-Analyses in Education: Methodological Strengths and Weaknesses.Ahn, S., Ames, A., & Myers, N. (2012). Review of Educational Research, 82(4), 436-476.
- Deficiencies of Reporting in Meta-Analyses and Some Remedies.Harwell, M., & Maeda, Y. (2008). The Journal of Experimental Education, 76(4), 403-428.
- Effect Sizes and Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis in Higher Education.Bowman, N. (2012). Research in Higher Education, 53(3), 375-382.
- Meta-Analysis With Complex Research Designs: Dealing With Dependence From Multiple Measures and Multiple Group Comparisons.Scammacca, N., Roberts, G., & Stuebing, K. (2014). Review of Educational Research, 84(3), 328-364.
- Meta-Analysis in Higher Education: An Illustrative Example Using Hierarchical Linear ModelingDenson, N., & Seltzer, M. (2011). Research in Higher Education, 52(3), 215-244.
STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)
- The Evolving Practice of Scholarly Book Reviews.Jinfa Cai. (2015). Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 46(3), 250-252.
- Workshop in Conducting Integrative Literature ReviewsCarliner, S. (2011, October). In Professional Communication Conference (IPCC), 2011 IEEE International (pp. 1-3). IEEE.
- Procedures for Performing Systematic ReviewsKitchenham, B. (2004). Keele University, 33(2004), 1-26. Software Engineering Group, Department of Computer Science, Keele, UK.
- Repeatability of Systematic Literature ReviewsKitchenham, B., Brereton, P., Li, Z., Budgen, D., & Burn, A. (2011). Proceedings of EASE 2011 (15th Annual Conference on Evaluation & Assessment in Software Engineering)
- Methodology for Systematic Literature Review Applied to Engineering and EducationTorres-Carrión, P. V., González-González, C. S., Aciar, S., & Rodríguez-Morales, G. (2018, April). In Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2018 IEEE (pp. 1364-1373). IEEE.
- Identifying Barriers to the Systematic Literature Review ProcessCarver, J. C., Hassler, E., Hernandes, E., & Kraft, N. A. (2013, October). In Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement, 2013 ACM/IEEE International Symposium on (pp. 203-212). IEEE.
- Visualizing Systematic Literature Reviews to Identify New Areas of ResearchGodwin, A. (2016, October). In Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2016 IEEE (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
- Review: Power and Information Technology Research: A Metatriangulation ReviewJasperson, J., Carte, T. A., Saunders, C. S., Butler, B. S., Croes, H. J. P., & Zheng, W. (2002). MIS Quarterly, 26(4), 397–459.
- Statistical Issues in Ecological Meta-AnalysesGurevitch, J., & Hedges, L. (1999). Ecology, 80(4), 1142-1149.
- Handbook of Meta-analysis in Ecology and EvolutionKoricheva J., Gurevitch J., & Mengersen K. (Eds.). (2013). Princeton University Press.
Business & Management
- Extending a Provocative Tradition: Book Reviews and Beyond at AMRBartunek, J. M., & Ragins, B. R. (2015). The Academy of Management Review, 40(3), 474–479
- Compliments and Criticisms in Book Reviews About Business CommunicationMackiewicz, J. (2007). Journal of Business & Technical Communication, 21(2), 188–215.
- Writing Integrative Literature Reviews: Guidelines and ExamplesTorraco, R. J. (2005). Human Resource Development Review, 4(3), 356–367.
- Towards a Methodology for Developing Evidence‐informed Management Knowledge by Means of Systematic ReviewTranfield, D., Denyer, D., & Smart, P. (2003). British Journal of Management, 14(3), 207-222.
- Shades of Grey: Guidelines for Working with the Grey Literature in Systematic Reviews for Management and Organizational StudiesAdams, R. J., Smart, P., & Huff, A. S. (2017). International Journal of Management Reviews, 19(4), 432–454.
- Meta-Analysis in Advertising Research.Eisend, M. (2017). Journal of Advertising, 46(1), 21–35.
- Meta-analyses in Sales Research.Johnson, J. S., & Jaramillo, F. (2017). Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 37(2), 134–152.
- Qualitative Inquiry in Management: Methodological Dilemmas and Concerns in Meta-Analysis.Point, S., Fendt, J., & Jonsen, K. (2017). European Management Review, 14(2), 185–204.
- The Suitability of Simulations and Meta-Analyses for Submissions to Academy of Management JournalShaw, J. D., & Ertug, G. (2017). Academy of Management Journal, 60(6), 2045–2049. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2017.4006
Humanities
- The Scholarly Book Review in the Humanities: An Academic Cinderella?East, J. W. (2011). Journal of Scholarly Publishing 43(1), 52-67. University of Toronto Press.
- H-Net Book Reviews: Enhancing Scholarly Communication with TechnologyMcGrath, E. L., Metz, W. F., & Rutledge, J. B. (2005). College & Research Libraries, 66(1), 8-19.
- Literature Reviews and the Hermeneutic CircleBoell, S. K., & Cecez-Kecmanovic, D. (2010) Australian Academic & Research Libraries, (41)2, 129-144.
- Domain Definition and Search Techniques in Meta-analyses of L2 Research (Or why 18 meta-analyses of feedback have different results)Plonsky, L., & Brown, D. (2015). Second Language Research, 31(2), 267–278.
- Meta-analysis in Second Language Research: Choices and ChallengesAnnual Review of Applied Linguistics (2010), 30, 85–110
- Publication Practices in Motion: The Benefits of Open Access Publishing for the Humanities.Adema, J., & Ferwerda, E. (2014). In Dávidházi P. (Ed.), New Publication Cultures in the Humanities: Exploring the Paradigm Shift (pp. 131-146). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
- Going OpenSmith, S. (2016). In Manifesto for the Humanities: Transforming Doctoral Education in Good Enough Times (pp. 67-84). ANN ARBOR: University of Michigan Press.
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