From: Feasibility and acceptability of living systematic reviews: results from a mixed-methods evaluation
Review topica | Anti-coagulation in people with cancer (3 related LSRs) | Fruit and vegetable consumption in children | Delayed antibiotics for respiratory infections | Zika virus and adverse neurological outcomes | Adherence to guidelines in traumatic brain injury | Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury |
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No. of authors maintaining LSRb | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Search or other support | Information specialist to develop and run searches; ongoing LSR methods expert support | Librarian to develop searches only | Information specialist to develop and review searches only; ongoing LSR methods expert support | |||
Direct funding for personnel | Yes (Part-time RA for authors) | Yes (Part-time RA for authors, stipend for editorial group) | No | Yes (Three funded positions [various roles] for authors) | Yes (Authors funded as part of broader work program, plus specific part-time LSR methods expert) | |
Journal/Editorial Group; Publisher | Cochrane Gynaecological, Neuro-Oncology and Orphan Cancers; Cochrane | Cochrane Heart; Cochrane | Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections; Cochrane | F1000Research; F1000 | Journal of Neurotrauma; Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | |
Search frequency | Monthlyc | Daily or monthlyd | Three-monthlye | |||
Technological enablersf | Machine classifier and crowd-sourcing to identify RCTsg | Nil | Automation and machine learning algorithms to identify RCTs, with some data output automationh | Nil | ||
Communicating review status to reader | Monthly statement to reader about review status (i.e. search date, new studies found, update plans) published in the ‘What’s New’ section of the review, via an article amendment | Daily updates (search date, new studies found) via study websitei | 3–6 monthly updates, describing results of new evidence found, available as supplementary material in online version of article | |||
Editorial and peer review of status updates | No formal editorial review; no peer review | No formal editorial review; no peer review | Editorial review and copy-editing; no peer review | |||
Process for integration of new evidence (citation/DOI status) | Full re-publication of review, with new citation and DOIj | New version of the review published, with linked citation and DOI (intended)k | Full re-publication of review, or short commentary article, with a new citation and DOI (intended)k | |||
Editorial and peer review of new versions/publications | Standard editorial and peer review processes apply (may qualify for ‘selective’ peer review per Cochrane policy); same peer reviewers approached | Standard editorial and peer review processes apply; same peer reviewers approached (intended)k | Not confirmed (likely standard editorial and peer review processes apply) (intended)k | |||
Trigger for integration of new evidence | When new evidence identified that changes review conclusions (intended)k | Every 4 months (irrespective of impact of new evidence) | When new evidence identified (irrespective of its impact) (intended)k | Every 6 months (irrespective of impact of new evidence) (intended)k | When new evidence identified that changes review conclusions, but no more frequently than yearly (intended)k |