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Charge: To promote and develop competencies around evidence synthesis including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scoping reviews, and other related methods of research synthesis, through activities such as: Facilitating discussion and peer-support; Creating and managing a resource page; Encouraging programming and publications around systematic reviews through ACRL.
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  • 1.  Multiple publications from one search

    Posted Oct 08, 2025 01:47 PM
    Hi all,
    I'm working with a grad student on a scoping review and she's finding in the synthesis/write up portion that the paper is getting pretty long covering everything. I'm wondering if any of you have examples of multiple publications from one search/protocol that I could show her. Bonus if they're in nutrition or food systems.
    Thanks!
    Megan

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    Science and Evidence Synthesis Librarian | University Libraries | lib.umn.edu
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  • 2.  RE: Multiple publications from one search

    Posted Oct 08, 2025 02:29 PM
    Hi Megan,

    Hope you're well!

    One of our faculty published a series of reviews in a single issue of Maturitas. The methods are detailed in the "overview" article and results are reported for different groupings of outcomes in separate papers called "methods used in cross-cultural. . . "

    Don't know of any food nutrition examples unfortunately. Hope that helps!

    Best,
    Eric

    Eric Toole (he/him) | Evidence Synthesis Librarian
    Science & Engineering Library
    University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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  • 3.  RE: Multiple publications from one search

    Posted Oct 08, 2025 02:41 PM
    Also, I'll say from my own perspective (which is probably not worth much!) that I don't prefer this practice as a reader. 

    It makes it difficult to access all of the information needed for context when having to refer between two different documents. I think there might be some complications when submitting for publication as well. It is not a common practice and I think for good reason. 

    Without being familiar with the particulars, which might justify multiple publicaitons, I would say there's always more room in the appendices, especially if they're wondering where to put a bunch of graphs from meta-analysis or publication bias plots or something. 

    Best,
    Eric

    Eric Toole (he/him) | Evidence Synthesis Librarian
    Science & Engineering Library
    University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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