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Writing a Literature Review: Tools

EndNote

EndNote is a reference management tool which helps you to save and manage bibliographic references.

Covidence

Covidence is an online systematic review program developed by, and for, systematic reviewers. It can import citations from reference managers like EndNote, facilitate the screening of abstracts and full-text, populate risk of bias tables, assist with data extraction, and export to all common formats.

Prisma

The aim of the PRISMA Statement is to help authors improve the reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Abstraker

Abstrackr is a software for semi-automated abstract screening for systematic reviews. At present, Abstrackr is a free, open-source tool for facilitating the citation screening process. Upload your abstracts, invite reviewers, and get to screening!

Distiller

DistillerSR is a systematic review software. It was designed from the ground up to provide a better review experience, faster project completion and transparent, audit-ready results.