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Direct linkJudith Logan; Jenaya Webb; Nalini K. Singh; Nailisa Tanner; Kathryn Barrett; Margaret Wall; Benjamin Walsh; Ana Patricia Ayala – Research Synthesis Methods, 2024
A thorough literature search is a key feature of scoping reviews. We investigated the search practices used by social science researchers as reported in their scoping reviews. We collected scoping reviews published between 2015 and 2021 from Social Science Citation Index. In the 2484 included studies, we observed a 58% average annual increase in…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Citation Analysis, Databases, Bibliographies
O'Keefe, Hannah; Rankin, Judith; Wallace, Sheila A.; Beyer, Fiona – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
Current methodologies for designing search strategies rely heavily on the knowledge and expertise of information specialists. Yet, the volume and complexity of scientific literature is overwhelming for even the most experienced information specialists, making it difficult to produce robust search strategies for complex systematic reviews. In this…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Accuracy, Information Sources, Research Reports
Levay, Paul; Heath, Andrea; Tuvey, Daniel – Research Synthesis Methods, 2022
Systematic searches are integral to identifying the evidence that is used in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) public health guidelines (PHGs). This study analyses the sources, including bibliographic databases and other techniques, required for PHGs. The aims were to analyse the sources used to identify the publications…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Public Health, Guidelines, Information Sources
