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This paper outlines a framework of best practice for updating and amending systematic reviews and systematic maps for publication in Environmental Evidence, as endorsed by the CEE.
Systematic reviews and systematic maps aim to provide an overview of the best available evidence to inform research, policy and practice. However, like any form of review, they will require updating periodically to ensure that the most recent evidence has been incorporated. This article outlines two types of review revisions as recognized in medicine: updates and amendments. Updates involve a search for new studies, expanding the evidence base through time. Any other change (e.g. in screening or synthesis) or correction to the original report is an amendment.
Updating environmental systematic reviews and maps will be an increasingly important activity as the numbers of both primary studies and synthetic reports in the literature continue to grow.
Journal article / This article proposes three urgently needed developments in evidence synthesis to help reviewers minimize the risk of subjective bias and maximize transparency.
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