How to Write a Systematic Review: A Step-by-Step Guide

The step-by-step walkthrough for pre-meds, medical students, or anybody who doesn't have research experience and wants to learn how to get started.

What's inside:

• 52-page guide detailing the steps covering the entire process: finding your question, drafting and registering your protocol, building search terms, running your search, screening in Covidence, extracting data, analyzing themes, choosing a journal, and writing each section of the paper.
• A full breakdown of review types and levels of evidence, so you understand when a systematic review is the right choice.
• Real examples pulled from my own published review, including a complete PROSPERO protocol, a data extraction spreadsheet, and a mock risk of bias assessment example.
• Tips on figures and tables that actually get papers accepted, including the PRISMA flow diagram and an example high impact figure.
• Title page and cover letter templates ready for you to plug your info in and use.
• A resource hub with links to every tool mentioned (PROSPERO, Covidence, Zotero, robvis, and more).
• A list of common mistakes to avoid.

Bonus interactive workbook:

• A fillable planning worksheet to map out your entire project before you begin.
• A complete checklist covering every phase, from team building to submission.

If you want to publish a systematic review but don't know where to start, this is the guide you need!