[CANMEDLIB] Systematic Searching and Systematic Review Blog

[Farhad Shokraneh]

Dear all,

Apologies for cross-posting

Last year I started blogging and from now on I will spend half a day per
week writing blogs on systematic reviews and systematic searching. The main
reason for this was my clients, students, and colleagues who were asking
really good but repetitive questions that their answers would benefit many.
Initially, I thought of introducing a textbook or journal paper to answer
their questions but none of them is up-to-date or comprehensive. I also
thought about writing to the journals as a column but I could not afford to
pay the open access fee or put my free content behind a paywall of wealthy
publishers; it is also not possible to update the journal papers
frequently. So, I started blogging using a professional blogging platform
(Medium) that prevents you from binge-reading more than a few posts a day!
If you want to read more, you can use your browser's Incognito mode. I
received positive feedback from my colleagues, students, and libraries
linked to selected posts.

I did not want to send every post to the mailing lists as many of you will
not be interested in the topic, so this is the only email you receive
regarding this blog. I hope you find the following posts relevant and if so
please feel free to follow and sign up to receive the updates (email
subscription dysfunctions):

Can I conduct a Systematic Review as my Master’s dissertation or PhD thesis?
<https://farhadinfo.medium.com/can-i-conduct-a-systematic-review-as-my-masters-dissertation-or-phd-thesis-yes-it-depends-d2429fd2e20f>

Structure of Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews: Line by Line versus
Block by Block versus Single-Line
<https://farhadinfo.medium.com/structure-of-search-strategies-for-systematic-reviews-line-by-line-versus-block-by-block-versus-d59aae9e92df>

Typology of Duplicate Records in Systematic Review Context
<https://farhadinfo.medium.com/typology-of-duplicate-records-in-systematic-review-context-97d2d94908b6>

What is the minimum number of included studies in a systematic review?
<https://farhadinfo.medium.com/what-is-the-minimum-number-of-included-studies-in-a-systematic-review-5ce214df6c4a>

Stop searching, and you will find it: Search-Resistant Concepts in
Systematic Searching
<https://farhadinfo.medium.com/stop-searching-and-you-will-find-it-search-resistant-concepts-in-systematic-searching-c7968ddf22c8>

Why am I getting old papers among my update search results for Systematic
Reviews?
<https://farhadinfo.medium.com/why-am-i-getting-old-papers-among-my-update-search-results-for-systematic-reviews-e0cfce92327a>

Record vs Report vs Study: Standard Terminology for the PRISMA Flow
Diagrams in Systematic Reviews
<https://farhadinfo.medium.com/record-vs-report-vs-study-standard-terminology-for-the-prrisma-flow-diagrams-in-systematic-reviews-93ef6529efa8>

DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for Systematic Reviewers and other
Researchers: Benefits, Confusions, and Need-to-Knows
<https://farhadinfo.medium.com/doi-digital-object-identifier-for-systematic-reviewers-and-other-researchers-benefits-66fcd96c5e35>

Can Scopus replace Embase for Systematic Reviews?
<https://farhadinfo.medium.com/can-scopus-replace-embase-for-systematic-reviews-8527c4afb488>

If you think an important blog post is missing, let me know, and I will add
it to the list of over 80 post ideas!

I apologise again if by sending this email I have wasted your time.

Kind regards,
Farhad
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