Scoping review search practices in the social sciences: A scoping review

被引:2
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作者
Logan, Judith [1 ]
Webb, Jenaya [1 ]
Singh, Nalini K. [1 ]
Tanner, Nailisa [2 ]
Barrett, Kathryn [1 ]
Wall, Margaret [1 ]
Walsh, Benjamin [1 ]
Ayala, Ana Patricia [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Univ Toronto Lib, Toronto, ON, Canada
[2] McGill Univ, McGill Univ Lib, Quebec City, PQ, Canada
关键词
information retrieval; knowledge synthesis; librarians and information professionals; scoping reviews; searching; social sciences; SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS; LIBRARIANS; PARTICIPATION; STRATEGIES; MEDICINE; QUALITY;
D O I
10.1002/jrsm.1742
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Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A thorough literature search is a key feature of scoping reviews. We investigated the search practices used by social science researchers as reported in their scoping reviews. We collected scoping reviews published between 2015 and 2021 from Social Science Citation Index. In the 2484 included studies, we observed a 58% average annual increase in published reviews, primarily from clinical and applied social science disciplines. Bibliographic databases comprised most of the information sources in the primary search strategy (n = 9565, 75%), although reporting practices varied. Most scoping reviews (n = 1805, 73%) included at least one supplementary search strategy. A minority of studies (n = 713, 29%) acknowledged an LIS professional and few listed one as a co-author (n = 194, 8%). We conclude that to improve reporting and strengthen the impact of the scoping review method in the social sciences, researchers should consider (1) adhering to PRISMA-S reporting guidelines, (2) employing more supplementary search strategies, and (3) collaborating with LIS professionals.
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页码:950 / 963
页数:14
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