Systematic reviews: Collate your results

Use a consistent method to collate your results, and include both accepted and rejected items.

Annotate with:

• Search terms
• Date and time
• Database
• Reasons for inclusion/exclusion

• Hand written cards
• Spreadsheets
• Printed lists in folders
• Personal accounts within databases/Google
• Referencing management software
• Mendeley
• RefWorks

Store your results from each search by adding the required references to "your list" or folder (terms differ between databases). These results can be printed/stored as part of your record keeping.

Brunel subscribes to RefWorks as a reference manager.

Advantages:

• It is available across the web;
• It is straightforward to import references from databases;
• For you it is free.

Further information can be seen on our website: