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Basic reasons for systematic reviews
- To limit unconscious or conscious "cherry picking" of publications supportive of a reviewers viewpoint.
- To increase transparency, allowing readers of reviews to see more of how a review was developed. This provides a fuller framework for evaluating the review.
- To give readers and writers of reviews a fuller picture of how reviews might be updated or extended.
- To limit potential impact of bias. Publication bias, citation Bias, etc. For example, see the report: Dissemination and publication of research findings: an updated review of related biases. Song F, Parekh S, Hooper L, Loke YK, Ryder J, Sutton AJ, Hing C, Kwok CS, Pang C, Harvey I. Health Technol Assess. 2010 Feb;14(8):iii, ix-xi, 1-193. doi: 10.3310/hta14080
- To provide fuller basis for reader and writer confidence in the results of the review.
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