Introduction to Covidence Systematic Review Software

Considering taking on an evidence synthesis project like a systematic review? Learn more about Covidence, a new resource offered through VCU Libraries. Covidence is a web-based tool that streamlines the process of conducting a systematic review or other type of evidence synthesis project. This session will walk you through how to register with the VCU institutional account and provide an overview of how Covidence can facilitate the screening and data extraction phases of your review.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Register for Covidence through the VCU institutional account

2. Set up a new review and invite collaborators

3. Understand the basic features of Covidence including, uploading citations, defining eligibility criteria, making screening decisions, and utilizing data extraction forms.