''Systematic Reviews'' is an online-only

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published by

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that focuses on

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s. Articles are either about ''specific'' systematic reviews, reporting their protocols, methodologies, findings, follow-up, etc., or else they are about such reviews ''as a class'', discussing the science of systematic reviews. The three

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laid out their approach in the journal's first article. Among its goals, Systematic Reviews aims to provide comprehensive and up to date evidence for patient management, informing health policy, and developing rigorous practice guidelines.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Embase,

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, and

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References

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