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Northwell/ZSOM Scoping Review

Step by step guidance on conducting a scoping review.

A Scoping Review Protocol

Scoping review protocol is important, as it pre-defines the objectives, methods, and reporting of the review and allows for transparency of the process. The protocol should detail the criteria that the reviewers intend to use to include and exclude sources of evidence and to identify what data is relevant, and how the data will be extracted and presented. 

The protocol is outlined in the JBI Manual of Evidence Synthesis, chapter 11.2 and outlined below.