"In our sample, @Zotero or EndNote would have identified 477 of the 500 retracted articles (95.4%)." Compare that to Google Scholar (34%) or Scopus (45%). Zotero and EndNote both integrate the Retraction Watch Database. bmj.com/content/381/bm…

📢Cochrane reviews of interventions are moving to the PRISMA Statement 📢 This is not a radical change for authors, it's part of a long-term solution to ensure Cochrane’s reporting standards align with the ever-evolving evidence synthesis landscape: community.cochrane.org/news/reporting…

📣 Call for systemic reviews! Evidence & Policy invites proposals for systematic reviews on topics related to the intersections of research #evidence, #PublicPolicy and practice. Proposal deadline: 31 August 2023 Bristol University Press Journals Policy Press ⬇️ bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/…

The next event in our Campbell Webinar Series will be led by @mirandacumpston on 1 August. ▶️ "Synthesis methods other than meta-analysis: what to plan, when to use, what they answer" ▶️ Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

"There’s far more scientific fraud than anyone wants to admit." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

In our scoping review we identified 998 different terms used to describe evidence synthesis approaches. Dr Danielle Pollock introducing the preparatory work for our Evidence Synthesis Taxonomy Initiative at #CochraneLondon

Emerging synthesis methods, such as scoping reviews, mapping reviews, & evidence & gap maps, have been proposed as alternative approaches to synthesis within the research ecosystem. Learn more about Big Picture Reviews in the #JBILIVE webinar. ow.ly/P8FL50PJVSs #JBIEBHC

A publisher makes an error in a publication about errors retractionwatch.com/2024/01/16/a-p…

All 3 papers (#openaccess) now out in the The BMJ on the **Evaluation of clinical prediction models** part 1: tinyurl.com/3h4zfvfw part 2: tinyurl.com/ynytrpmx part 3: tinyurl.com/2cfc9uj3 #stats #MachineLearning #predictiveanalytics

Time and again, the phenomenally talented Rohan Bopanna shows age is no bar! Congratulations to him on his historic Australian Open win. His remarkable journey is a beautiful reminder that it is always our spirit, hard work and perseverance that define our capabilities. Best

Recent social network analysis of guideline meetings: a few panel members dominated guideline development meeting discussions. A ubiquitous problem that guidelines must address. One solution: chairs should be more assertive calling on quiet panelists. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcli…

It’s raining #GRAMMYs for India 🇮🇳 Congrats Grammy winners Ustad Zakir Hussain (3 Grammys), Shankar Mahadevan (1st Grammy) and #SelvaGanesh (1st Grammy) 🔥 #RakeshChaurasia

📢The #PrismaCosmin guideline will be published soon! This 30-item checklist and accompanying 13-item abstract checklist ensures that all info needed to select the right outcome measurement instrument is included in #SystematicReviews

Our next JBI Adelaide GRADE workshop will be held online on May 28, 2024! This 1-day workshop will focus on theory of GRADE, and you will have the chance to practice some hands-on activities. Get your tickets here: events.humanitix.com/jbi-grade-work… #GRADEApproach JBI GRADE Working Group

Recently published step by step approach to choosing the optimal MID when literature includes multiple published estimates for the same instrument. doi.org/10.1136/bmj-20…

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) says ADHD drugs may become another opioid crisis in America, which was characterised by fraudulent claims, and has killed more than 600,000 people bit.ly/3Wj4e9IADHD also involves deception. It is a bogus diagnosis bit.ly/45x4Fir

If you're overwhelmed by all the different types of reviews, our Evidence Synthesis Taxonomy Initiative is currently underway to organise and categorise all the different types of evidence synthesis approaches! jbi.global/jbi-evidence-s…

📢Official GRADE Guidance on how to adopt or adapt guidelines just released! 📢 Using GRADE-ADOLOPMENT to adopt, adapt or create contextualized recommendations from source guidelines and evidence syntheses jclinepi.com/article/S0895-… Miloslav Klugar Tamara Lotfi (she/her) Holger Schünemann +++

📚 Statistical errors in meta-analyses can impact the reliability of systematic reviews. This new article highlights the most frequent mistakes and how to avoid them. 📖 Read it here: buff.ly/4jFoThH #SystematicReviews #MetaAnalysis #ResearchMethods #Statistics

The #CochraneCollaboration has now joined #GRADE in recommending ICEMAN, the only rigorously developed, structured, pre-tested instrument for evaluating the credibility of subgroup analysis. training.cochrane.org/handbook/curre…