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Getting Started with Systematic Reviews: Specific software and other tools.

Sites of specific software programs

This list includes software commonly used for systematic review projects.  Links connect to the software site with more information.

Rayyan is a free web application to help systematic review authors.

Covidence

DistillerSR

RevMan (Cochrane Collaboration) 

Eppi-Reviewer 

SUMARI (Joanna Briggs Institute)

Systematic Review Data Repository (SRDR) 

Abstrackr   Software for abstract screening for systematic reviews...at this time it is an open-source tool for facilitating the citation screening process. Upload your abstracts, invite reviewers, and get to screening

SyRF "An easily accesible resource to aid systematic review and meta-analysis of in vivo studies."

SR Tools

Systematic Review (SR) Toolbox  This is a searchable online catalogue of tools to support systematic reviews, which aims to help reviewers find appropriate tools based on their needs. It uses a simple, yet flexible, classification system to classify tools based on how they provide support for the systematic review process.

Zotero, EndNote, and Mendeley

For a basic introduction to Zotero, EndNote, and Mendeley, see this guide.  The guide also has links to comparisons.