Searching for grey literature for systematic reviews: challenges and benefits
University of Toronto · Institute for Work & Health · +1 more institution
Abstract
There is ongoing interest in including grey literature in systematic reviews. Including grey literature can broaden the scope to more relevant studies, thereby providing a more complete view of available evidence. Searching for grey literature can be challenging despite greater access through the Internet, search engines and online bibliographic databases. There are a number of publications that list sources for finding grey literature in systematic reviews. However, there is scant information about how searches for grey literature are executed and how it is included in the review process. This level of detail is important to ensure that reviews follow explicit methodology to be systematic, transparent and…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 9.24
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- 100%
- References
- 16
Authors
3Topics & keywords
- Grey literature
- Systematic review
- Scope (computer science)
- Computer science
- Process (computing)
- Data science
- Management science
- Information retrieval
- Quality Education