Systematic reviews involve managing a large volume of literature, and specialized software tools are designed to streamline this process. These tools assist with importing, screening, organizing, and analyzing research articles, ultimately saving time and reducing human error.
Key Objectives of Systematic Review Software:
Special Note: NISA - Institute for Corporate Citizenship is excited to open its licence to a full pilot Institutional licence (till 16th May 2025) for all UNISA researchers, staff and students to access Covidence
Please note - reviews started in the institutional licence will have an additional 12 months of access after the 16th May 2025 for the reviewers to finish and complete their work.
UNISA recommends and supports the following tools for systematic reviews:
Covidence
Covidence is a powerful, user-friendly software designed for streamlining the review process. It assists with title and abstract screening, full-text review, risk of bias assessment, and data extraction.
Rayyan
Rayyan is a free, web-based systematic review tool that helps researchers with screening and selecting studies. It features a user-friendly interface, support for collaboration, and robust filtering tools.
Software packages for postgraduate students: