Types of Reviews

Basic information and resources on the different types of literature reviews in research.

Basic Information about Rapid Reviews

Rapid Reviews can take 5 weeks - 6 months+ (varies) and input from at least 3 team members is needed.

Rapid reviews are useful for:

A short deadline
New or emerging research topics
Updates of previous reviews
Critical topics
Assessing what is already known about a policy or practice issue
- by using systematic review methods to search and critically appraise existing research

Limitations:

Other names for Rapid Reviews: Rapid Evidence Review, Rapid Evidence Assessment, Rapid Systematic Review, Expedited Review, Rapid Evidence Summary

Cochrane Methods - Rapid Reviews
Steps and recommendations on conducting Rapid Reviews. See also the published guidance linked below.
Addressing antiquated, non-standard, exclusionary, and potentially offensive terms in evidence syntheses and systematic searches
This document provides suggested processes and wording for addressing the inclusion of antiquated, non-standard, exclusionary, and potentially offensive terms in evidence syntheses and systematic searches.

Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group offers evidence-informed guidance to conduct rapid reviews
Garritty C, Gerald Gartlehner G, Nussbaumer-Streit B, King V, Hamel C, Kamel C, Affengruber L, Stevens A, Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group offers evidence-informed guidance to conduct rapid reviews, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Volume 130, 2021, Pages 13-22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.10.007.
Rapid reviews methods series: Guidance on literature search
Klerings I, Robalino S, Booth A, et al Rapid reviews methods series: Guidance on literature search BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Published Online First: 19 April 2023. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2022-112079