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  • 1.  Journals that Publish Protocols

    Posted Oct 06, 2021 11:45 AM

    Hi everyone,

    Do you have any suggestions for health sciences journals (especially rehabilitation journals) that publish review protocols?

    I'm working with a couple of occupational therapy faculty on a scoping review and we are having  heck of a time finding a journal to publish it in. It's already registered on OSF, but they would like to try to turn it into a peer-reviewed pub, as well.

    Thanks!

    Amanda



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    Amanda Tarbet
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    MGH Institute of Health Professions
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  • 2.  RE: Journals that Publish Protocols

    Posted Oct 12, 2021 12:36 PM
    Hi Amanda, maybe these citations will help give you an idea about which medical journals publish  review frameworks. These frameworks are guidelines for conducting or assessing the literature search for a reviw. Maybe you are after protocols for the entire review process. 

    Bethel, A. C., Rogers, M., & Abbott, R. (2021). Use of a search summary table to improve systematic review search methods, results, and efficiency. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 109(1), 97–106. Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA). https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2021.809
    Bramer, W. M., de Jonge, G. B., Rethlefsen, M. L., AHIP, Mast, F., & Kleijnen, J. (2018). A systematic approach to searching: An efficient and complete method to develop literature searches. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 106(4), 531–541. Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA). https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.283
    Campbell, M., McKenzie, J. E., Sowden, A., Katikireddi, S. V., Brennan, S. E., Ellis, S., Hartmann-Boyce, J., Ryan, R., Shepperd, S., & Thomas, J. (2020). Synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) in systematic reviews: Reporting guideline. Bmj, 368.
    Lockwood, C., dos Santos, K. B., & Pap, R. (2019). Practical Guidance for Knowledge Synthesis: Scoping Review Methods. Asian Nursing Research, 13(5), 287–294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2019.11.002
    McGowan, J., Sampson, M., Salzwedel, D. M., Cogo, E., Foerster, V., & Lefebvre, C. (2016). PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies: 2015 Guideline Statement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 75, 40–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.01.021
    Munn, Z., Peters, M. D., Stern, C., Tufanaru, C., McArthur, A., & Aromataris, E. (2018). Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18(1), 1–7.
    Munn, Z., Stern, C., Aromataris, E., Lockwood, C., & Jordan, Z. (2018). What kind of systematic review should I conduct? A proposed typology and guidance for systematic reviewers in the medical and health sciences. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18(1). https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&issn=14712288&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA546392602&sid=googleScholar&linkaccess=abs
    Neilson, C. J. (2021). Adoption of peer review of literature search strategies in knowledge synthesis from 2009 to 2018: An overview. Health Information & Libraries Journal, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12367
    Page, Matthew J., Moher, D., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., Akl, E. A., Brennan, S. E., Chou, R., Glanville, J., Grimshaw, J. M., Hróbjartsson, A., Lalu, M. M., Li, T., Loder, E. W., Mayo-Wilson, E., McDonald, S., … McKenzie, J. E. (2021). PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: Updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ, 372. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n160
    Page, Matthew James, McKenzie, J., Bossuyt, P., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T., Mulrow, C., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J., & Moher, D. (2021). Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: Development of the PRISMA 2020 statement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895435621000408?casa_token=ez2PjqHs0xkAAAAA:c82mMmMxSYLu7SmjUcPFJECqNK9G-_6cQDpJcKi-Fs4g2UmyNZinkt0rcntG5HTJSJsBRClPQw
    Peters, M. D., Marnie, C., Tricco, A. C., Pollock, D., Munn, Z., Alexander, L., McInerney, P., Godfrey, C. M., & Khalil, H. (2020). Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 18(10), 2119–2126.
    Polanin, J. R., Pigott, T. D., Espelage, D. L., & Grotpeter, J. K. (2019). Best practice guidelines for abstract screening large-evidence systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Research Synthesis Methods, 10(3), 330–342. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1354
    Rethlefsen, M. L., Kirtley, S., Waffenschmidt, S., Ayala, A. P., Moher, D., Page, M. J., Koffel, J. B., Blunt, H., Brigham, T., Chang, S., Clark, J., Conway, A., Couban, R., de Kock, S., Farrah, K., Fehrmann, P., Foster, M., Fowler, S. A., Glanville, J., … PRISMA-S Group. (2021). PRISMA-S: An extension to the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Literature Searches in Systematic Reviews. Systematic Reviews, 10(1), 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01542-z
    Shea, B. J., Reeves, B. C., Wells, G., Thuku, M., Hamel, C., Moran, J., Moher, D., Tugwell, P., Welch, V., Kristjansson, E., & Henry, D. A. (2017). AMSTAR 2: A critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both. BMJ, 358. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j4008
    Shlobin, N. A., & Moher, D. (n.d.). Commentary: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020 Statement: What Neurosurgeons Should Know. Neurosurgery. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyab289
    Sohrabi, C., Franchi, T., Mathew, G., Kerwan, A., Nicola, M., Griffin, M., Agha, M., & Agha, R. (2021). PRISMA 2020 statement: What's new and the importance of reporting guidelines. International Journal of Surgery.
    Townsend, W. A., MLIS, Anderson, P. F., MILS, Ginier, E. C., MLIS, MacEachern, M. P., MLIS, Saylor, K. M., MSI, Shipman, B. L., AMLS, & Smith, J. E., MSLIS. (2017). A competency framework for librarians involved in systematic reviews. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 105(3), 268–275. Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA). https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2017.189
    Tricco, A. C., Lillie, E., Zarin, W., O'Brien, K. K., Colquhoun, H., Levac, D., Moher, D., Peters, M. D. J., Horsley, T., Weeks, L., Hempel, S., Akl, E. A., Chang, C., McGowan, J., Stewart, L., Hartling, L., Aldcroft, A., Wilson, M. G., Garritty, C., … Straus, S. E. (2018). PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation. Annals of Internal Medicine, 169(7), 467–473. https://doi.org/10.7326/M18-0850
    Wang, X., Welch, V., Li, M., Yao, L., Littell, J., Li, H., Yang, N., Wang, J., Shamseer, L., & Chen, Y. (2021). The methodological and reporting characteristics of Campbell reviews: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 17(1), e1134. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cl2.1134



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    Scott Hertzberg
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  • 3.  RE: Journals that Publish Protocols

    Posted Oct 12, 2021 05:51 PM
    Hi Scott! Yes, this is a protocol that the review team wrote documenting their plans for the review process. But, wow! This is a great list of reporting guidelines, frameworks, etc. I had some of these saved but not all. Thank you very much!

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    Amanda Tarbet
    Librarian
    MGH Institute of Health Professions
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  • 4.  RE: Journals that Publish Protocols

    Posted Oct 15, 2021 01:32 PM
    I understand now what you were looking for, Amanda. Good to hear that the list I sent is somewhat helpful.   I have attached the list as a RIS file for Zotero, etc. Looks like the upload may have not worked as I get a message ALAConnect does not support RIS files. Librarians need to be able to exchange RIS files. 

    If you can not find a journal to publish your protocol member you can at least have it posted in the Cochrane library. 
    https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/reviews/topics

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    Scott Hertzberg
    Librarian
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