The Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis Protocol Kit: 60 Fillable Templates (US Letter + A4)

For the reviewer starting a systematic review or meta-analysis: a registered protocol, a reproducible search, documented screening and PRISMA-ready reporting.

Every template from the workbook, ready to type into: review question, protocol, search, screening, extraction, risk of bias, meta-analysis plan, GRADE and PRISMA reporting.

WHAT YOU GET

- 60 fillable templates in one fillable PDF (110 pages in US Letter, 106 in A4, 2370 fillable fields)

- US Letter and A4 versions, both included

- Type into the boxes and save, or print and write by hand

- A clickable template map with a Done box for every template, and bookmarks

WHAT'S INSIDE

- 1.1 Review Type Decision Matrix

- 1.2 PICO Question Builder (Intervention Reviews)

- 1.3 PEO Question Builder (Exposure/Etiology Reviews)

- 1.4 SPIDER Question Builder (Qualitative & Mixed Methods Reviews)

- 1.5 PCC Question Builder (Scoping Reviews)

- 1.6 Review Question Refinement Checklist

- 2.1 Team Role Assignment Matrix

- 2.2 Review Timeline Planner

- 2.3 Reviewer Calibration Plan

- 2.4 Communication & Decision Log

- 3.1 Concept Mapping Worksheet

- 3.2 Controlled Vocabulary Planning Grid

- 3.3 Boolean Logic Builder

- 3.4 Database-Specific Search Translation Grid

- 3.5 Grey Literature Search Plan

- 3.6 Search Strategy Peer Review Checklist (PRESS Adaptation)

- 4.1 PRISMA-S Master Checklist (16 Items)

- 4.2 Search Results Summary Table

- 4.3 Citation Tracking & Hand-Searching Log

- 4.4 Search Update Plan

- 5.1 Eligibility Criteria Definition Worksheet

- 5.2 Title/Abstract Screening Decision Log

- 5.3 Full-Text Screening Decision Log

- 5.4 Screening Calibration Exercise Sheet

- 5.5 Inter-Rater Reliability Calculator

- 6.1 Critical Appraisal Tool Selection Guide

- 6.2 RoB 2 Assessment Worksheet (Randomized Trials)

- 6.3 ROBINS-I Assessment Worksheet (Non-Randomized Studies)

- 6.4 CASP Assessment Worksheet (Qualitative Studies)

- 6.5 JBI Mixed-Design Assessment Worksheet

- 6.6 Risk-of-Bias Summary Table Builder

- 7.1 Data Extraction Form — Study Characteristics Module

- 7.2 Data Extraction Form — Participant & Population Module

- 7.3 Data Extraction Form — Intervention/Exposure Module

- 7.4 Data Extraction Form — Outcomes & Results Module

- 7.5 Extraction Pilot Test & Calibration Sheet

- 7.6 Author Contact Log

- 8.1 Meta-Analysis Feasibility Decision Tool

- 8.2 Effect Measure Selection Worksheet

- 8.3 Heterogeneity Assessment Plan

- 8.4 Subgroup & Sensitivity Analysis Planner

- 8.5 Forest Plot Planning Worksheet

- 8.6 Publication Bias Assessment Plan

- 9.1 Scoping vs. Systematic Review Comparison Tool

- 9.2 Scoping Review Protocol Template (PRISMA-ScR Aligned)

- 9.3 Data Charting Form (Scoping-Specific)

- 9.4 Results Mapping Framework

- 10.1 QES Approach Selection Tool

- 10.2 Meta-Ethnography Planning Worksheet (Noblit & Hare 7-Phase)

- 10.3 Thematic Synthesis Planning Worksheet (Thomas & Harden)

- 10.4 GRADE-CERQual Confidence Assessment Worksheet

- 11.1 GRADE Evidence Profile Worksheet

- 11.2 GRADE Upgrading Assessment (Observational Studies)

- 11.3 Summary of Findings Table Builder

- 11.4 Outcome Importance Ranking Worksheet

- 12.1 PROSPERO Registration Worksheet

- 12.2 PRISMA 2020 Flow Diagram Builder (Perforated Tear-Out)

- 12.3 PRISMA 2020 Checklist Completion Guide

- 12.4 Protocol vs. Final Review Fidelity Checklist

- 12.5 AMSTAR 2 Self-Assessment Worksheet

EVERY TEMPLATE PAGE GIVES YOU

- Its purpose and how long it takes

- Short steps on how to fill it in

- Fillable boxes sized for real answers

- The output it produces

- A supervisor sign-off line

- Where to find the completed example in the workbook

HOW TO USE IT

- Open the PDF in a free PDF reader app that supports fillable forms (Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and works best). Some phone and browser viewers do not save typed answers.

- Click a box and type. Save often: your answers stay in the file.

THE KIT AND THE WORKBOOK

The kit gives you the tools. The Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis Protocol Workbook teaches the method: it explains every template and shows a completed example of each one. If this is your first time, start with the workbook: https://www.gradsummit.com/workbooks/systematic-review-meta-analysis-protocol-workbook/

LICENCE

For the buyer's own use. Every page is stamped with the buyer's email and the purchase date. Please do not share or resell the files. For a class or research group, ask about a group licence.

By Rafiq Muhammad, MD, MIHMEP, PhD. The templates were drafted with the help of AI tools and written, checked and laid out by the author.