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Table 1 Coding framework for mapping exercise

From: The Systematic Review Toolbox: keeping up to date with tools to support evidence synthesis

Domain

Contents

Type of data

Tool name

• Tool name

Free text

Tool characteristics

• Tool summary

• Link to tool or paper

• Additional publication links

• Last known tool update

Free text

Tool type

• Guidance (e.g. papers outlining specific methodologies for evidence syntheses or individual stages within evidence syntheses)

• Software

Check box

Review family/type

• Systematic

• Rapid

• Qualitative

• Scoping

• Mapping

• Mixed methods

• Review of reviews

• Other (e.g. diagnostic test accuracy, prognostic)

Check box

Review stage

• Protocol

• Search

• Screening

• Data extraction

• Quality assessment

• Synthesis

• Reporting

• Reference management

• Stakeholder engagement

Check box

Cost

• Free

• Free trial

• Free version available

• Payment required

• Open access (for papers)

• Not open access (for papers)

Check box

Date added to the SR Toolbox

• Date added to the SR Toolbox

Free text