PRISMA-Compliant Methodological Protocol for Non-Clinical Systematic, Scoping, Meta-Analysis and Structured Review Studies
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This record describes a general, PRISMA 2020–compliant methodological protocol for conducting non-clinical systematic reviews, scoping reviews, meta-analysis, and structured narrative reviews. The protocol defines standardized procedures for eligibility criteria, literature search, independent dual-reviewer screening, data extraction, quality assessment, and evidence synthesis. It is intended as a reusable methodological backbone and may be cited across multiple manuscripts, with context-specific adaptations reported transparently. The protocol involves secondary analysis of published literature only and does not include human participants or clinical interventions. PROSPERO registration is therefore not applicable.
Author: Ketney, Otto
Institution: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Language: English
Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7128635933