Scoping Reviews can take 8-12 months and input from at least 3 team members are needed in various roles, including screening and extraction.
Scoping Reviews are useful for:
Purposes for conducting a Scoping Review:
Other names for Scoping Reviews: Scoping Study, Systematic Scoping Review, Scoping Report, Scope of the Evidence, Rapid Scoping Review, Structured Literature Review, Scoping Project, Scoping Meta Review
Note: this graphic only represents a general overview of the scoping review process.
For a conducting guideline/methodology, please consult the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews or the JBI Manual of Evidence Synthesis linked below.