TY - JOUR
T1 - Revisiting the need for a literature search narrative: A brief methodological note
T2 - A brief methodological note
AU - Cooper, Chris
AU - Dawson, Sarah
AU - Peters, Jaime
AU - Varley-Campbell, Jo
AU - Cockcroft, Emma
AU - Hendon, Jess
AU - Churchill, Rachel
PY - 2018/9/25
Y1 - 2018/9/25
N2 - In this method note, we question if the primary search strategy in a systematic review should be accompanied by a search narrative. A search narrative could offer a conceptual and contextual report on the search strategy, which we suggest might benefit the peer review of literature searches and increase engagement with, and discussion of, the literature search strategy from review stakeholders, topic experts, and lay users of research. Search narratives would also increase the transparency of decision-making in literature searching.
AB - In this method note, we question if the primary search strategy in a systematic review should be accompanied by a search narrative. A search narrative could offer a conceptual and contextual report on the search strategy, which we suggest might benefit the peer review of literature searches and increase engagement with, and discussion of, the literature search strategy from review stakeholders, topic experts, and lay users of research. Search narratives would also increase the transparency of decision-making in literature searching.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85053855427&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/jrsm.1315
DO - 10.1002/jrsm.1315
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 30031371
AN - SCOPUS:85053855427
SN - 1759-2879
VL - 9
SP - 361
EP - 365
JO - Research Synthesis Methods
JF - Research Synthesis Methods
IS - 3
ER -