Post Graduate Health & Nursing: Software & AI for reviews

Embarking on the systematic review journey can be a daunting one, there are a few digital tools that can help.

Covidence, JBI SUMARI, and Rayyan are some of the tools out there that can help with the organisation, management and collaboration aspects of systematic reviews.

• JBI SUMARI is available to University of Waikato students and staff via our JBI subscription.
• Rayyan has a free (albeit limited) option
• Covidence does require payment, but if you are going down the meta-analysis route you may find it useful.

Here are some other Library guides that list additional software:

This article may be of interest as it outlines the Systematic Review tool CADIMA while also reviewing other tools.

Data analysis software

Te Iho o te Manawataki | The Library does not provide access to or support for data analysis software, however, there are some different software out there that you may find useful.

NVIVO is often used for qualitative and mixed methods research, while IBM's SPSS software is commonly used for statistical analysis.

JBI's SUMARI provides an intuitive and customisable platform to build your systematic review.   Each tab across the top is a step in the process and provides a template for you to fill in as required and you can share with collaborators to screen and review studies.

You can get to it via our Joanna Briggs (JBI) database, as per the image below, you will need to create an account the first time you go to it, but then you'll be in and able to also log in via the JBI SUMARI page.

Reference management software such as EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley will be very useful to you when doing any large piece of research.

They not only assist with creating correct reference entries (assuming you have inputted it correctly into the software), but they also help with managing your resources as you can attach PDFs, make notes and remove duplicate records (which is often one of the first steps on a PRISMA chart).

Students and staff can download EndNote for free from our website, whereas Zotero and Mendeley can be downloaded freely from their homepages (Mendeley is also available for staff and students via the Software Centre).

The eTuts team can help you with troubleshooting any technical issues you may have with these tools.

Can I get AI to write my literature review?

Well maybe at some point in the future, but it wouldn't be deemed very reliable, credible or within the bounds of academic integrity, just yet.

However, there are a range of cool AI tools out there that can help you with various aspects of your review.  Check out our cool AI guide below, as well as some guides other institutions have put up on the topic.