Library Guides: Systematic Reviews: Where to Start

Reference Management Software

Citation Tracking Software

What Works Clearinghouse

WWC Protocols
WWC protocols for systematic reviews in educational research

Prospective Registration

PROSPERO
Limited to systematic reviews with health outcomes
Open Science Framework
Accepts all study designs, including systematic reviews

UM Libraries Resources

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Search Cochrane Reviews, Cochrane Trials (CENTRAL), and Clinical Answers.
Embase This link opens in a new window
Embase is a comprehensive biomedical database that focuses on drugs and pharmacology, medical devices, clinical medicine, and basic science relevant to clinical medicine.
MEDLINE (via PubMed) This link opens in a new window
National Library of Medicine's premier database in the life sciences, with a concentration in biomedicine
MEDLINE (via Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
National Library of Medicine's premier database in the life sciences, with a concentration in biomedicine. This link allows you to search MEDLINE via the Ebsco platform.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source for nursing and allied health journals, providing full text for more than 770 journals indexed in CINAHL.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The premier and most expansive database for searching psychological literature. Includes over 4 million records. Provided via the American Psychological Association.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources. With over 18,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers, Scopus supports research needs in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields as well as in the arts and humanities. Scopus does not test or support Mac/IoS Devices. Scopus recommends IE 8 or higher, Chrome or Firefox.

Campbell Systematic Reviews
Systematic reviews in social science, including aging, business and management, children and young persons wellbeing, crime and justice, disability, education, international development, knowledge translation, methods, and social welfare.