The authors argue that reporting standards help authors to provide sufficient methodological detail to allow verification and replication, clarifying when key steps, such as critical appraisal, have been omitted.
The role of reporting standards in producing robust literature reviews
Literature reviews can help to inform decision-making, yet they may be subject to fatal bias if not conducted rigorously as ‘systematic reviews’.
Haddaway, N. R. and Macura, B. (2018). The role of reporting standards in producing robust literature reviews. Nature Climate Change, 8(6). 444. htps://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0180-3
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