A guided 10-stage walkthrough for completing a PRISMA-compliant systematic review, from research question to submitted manuscript. Combines all 11 MPH tools into a single workflow with stage-specific guidance.
A guided 10-stage walkthrough for completing a PRISMA-compliant systematic review. Each stage links to the right tool, explains what to produce, and gives stage-specific guidance. Your progress is saved in this browser.
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Next up: 1. Define the Research Question
Turn your research interest into a structured PICO/PECOT question with searchable terms.
Run your search across multiple databases (PubMed, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Europe PMC, ClinicalTrials.gov, etc.) and export the combined hits.
Remove duplicate hits across databases (DOI matching + title fuzzy matching).
Apply your inclusion/exclusion criteria. Track include/exclude decisions with reasons.
Generate the PRISMA 2020 flow diagram showing how you got from N raw hits to N included studies.
Pull standardized data from each included study (population, intervention, comparator, outcomes, effect estimates).
Use ROB 2 (RCTs), ROBINS-I (non-randomized), or NOS (cohort/case-control) per included study.
Pool effect estimates statistically. Choose fixed vs. random effects, assess heterogeneity, do sensitivity analyses.
Rate the certainty of evidence per outcome (High / Moderate / Low / Very Low).
Draft the manuscript using PRISMA-compliant reporting, get a panel review, then pick a venue and apply its checklist.
When all 10 stages are complete you should have: a PROSPERO-registered protocol, search-strategy documentation, PRISMA flow diagram, extraction spreadsheet, ROB assessments, GRADE SoF table, forest plot (if pooled), and a manuscript ready for submission.