Table 2 Detailed description of the recommendations to conduct and/or report a systematic review

Aromataris E and Pearson A, 2014 [1]

Stern C et al., 2014 [2]

Aromataris E and Riitano D, 2014 [3]

Porritt K et al., 2014 [4]

Munn Z et al., 2014 [5]

Robertson-Malt S, 2014 [6]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Nursing practice

The Joanna Briggs Institute

Any

Brown PA et al., 2012 [7]

Review

Conducting

Rehabilitation research

–

Any

Campbell JM et al., 2015 [8]

Consensus study

Conducting

Diagnostic test

The Joanna Briggs Institute

Diagnostic test accuracy studies

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination’s guidance, 2009 [9]

Review

Conducting and reporting

Any, Diagnostic tests, Prognostic tests, Public health interventions, Adverse Effects, Economic evaluations, Qualitative evidence

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York

Any

Chalmers I et al., 1993 [10]

Review

Conducting

Pregnancy and childcare

–

RCT

Chou R et al., 2018 [11]

Consensus study

Conducting and Reporting

Harms

AHRQ

Adverse events

Cochrane Back and Neck Group, 2003, 2009, 2014, 2015 [12–15]

Consensus study

Conducting and reporting

Neck and back pain, and related spinal disorders

The Cochrane Collaboration

Clinical trials

Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Working Group, 2008 [16]

Consensus study

Conducting and reporting

Diagnostic accuracy

The Cochrane Collaboration

Diagnostic test accuracy studies

Cochrane Handbook for systematic reviews of interventions, 2011 [17]

Review

Conducting and reporting

Any, Adverse effects, Economic evidence, Qualitative research, Public health and health promotion

The Cochrane Collaboration

Any

Cook DA and West CP, 2012 [18]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

COSMIN guideline, 2018 [19]

Consensus study

Conducting

Patient-reported outcome measures

COSMIN

Any

Cronin P et al., 2018 [20]

Review

Conducting

Diagnostic accuracy (imaging)

–

Diagnostic imaging studies

Cronin P, 2008 [21]

Consensus study

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

Crowther DM, 2013 [22]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

Crowther M et al., 2010 [23]

Review

Conducting

Any

–

Any

Da Costa BR and Jüni P, 2014 [24]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

RCT

Davis D, 2016 [25]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

de Vet HC et al., 2005 [26]

Consensus study

Conducting

Physiotherapy

–

RCT

Debray TPA et al., 2017 [27]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Prediction model performance

–

Validation studies

Dijkers MP et al., 2012 [28]

Review

Conducting and reporting

Rehabilitation research

–

Any

Fares M et al., 2016 [29]

Review

Conducting

Cardiology

–

Any

Gomersall et al., 2015 [30]

Consensus study

Conducting

Economic

The Joanna Briggs Institute

Economic evaluations

Goodacre S, 2009 [31]

Review

Conducting

Any

–

Any

Guise JM et al., 2014 (a) [32]

Guise JM et al., 2017 (b) [33]

Kelly MP et al., 2017 [34]

Butler M et al., 2017 [35]

Viswanathan M et al., 2017 [36]

Pigott T et al., 2017 [37]

PRISMA-CI: Guise JM et al., 2017 (c) [38]; Guise JM et al., 2017 (d) [39]

Consensus study

Conducting and Reporting

Complex multicomponent health care interventions

AHRQ

Any

Haase SC, 2011 [40]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

Harris JD et al., 2014 [41]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Sports medicine and orthopedic surgery

–

Any

Henderson LK et al., 2010 [42]

Consensus study

Conducting and Reporting

Nephrology

The Cochrane Collaboration

Any

Hoffmann S et al., 2017 [43]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Toxicology

–

Any

Hopp L and Rittenmeyer L, 2015 [44]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers’ Manual, 2017 [45]

Consensus study

Conducting and reporting

Any, Qualitative evidence, Quantitative evidence, Economic evidence, Textual e non-research evidence, Text and opinion data

JBI

Any

Jones T and Evans D, 2000 [46]

Review

Conducting

Nursing practice

–

RCT

Kalra R et al., 2017 [47]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Cardiology

–

Any

Kelley BP and Chung KC, 2018 [48]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

–

Any

Khan KS et al., 2003 [49]

Review

Conducting

Any

–

Any

Khan KS, 2005 [50]

Review

Conducting

Diagnostic test accuracy

–

Diagnostic test accuracy studies

Koretz RL and Lipman TO, 2017 [51]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

RCT

Kranke P, 2010 [52]

Review

Conducting

Any

–

Clinical trials

Leeflang MM, 2014 [53]

Review

Conducting

Diagnostic test accuracy

–

Diagnostic test accuracy

Lipp A, 2003 [54]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Surgical face marks*

–

RCT

Liu Z et al., 2013 [55]

Review

Conducting

Diagnostic test and prognostic test

–

Diagnostic and prognostic test accuracy evaluations

Manchikanti L et al., 2009 (a) [56]

Manchikanti L et al., 2009 (b) [57]

Manchikanti L et al., 2009 (c) [58]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Interventional pain management

–

RCT, Observational studies, Diagnostic tests

Marchevsky AM and Wick MR, 2015 [59]

Review

Conducting

Pathology

–

Any

Marshall G and Sykes AE, 2011 [60]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Radiography

–

Any

Matchar DB, 2012 [61]

Samson D and Schoelles KM, 2012 [62]

Segal, 2012 [63]

Relevo R, 2012 [64]

Santaguida PL et al., 2012 [65]

Hartmann KE et al., 2012 [66]

Singh S et al., 2012 [67]

Trikalinos TA et al.,2012 (a) [68]

Trikalinos TA and Balion CM, 2012 [69]

Trikalinos TA et al., 2012 (b) [70]

Jonas DE et al., 2012 [71]

Rector TS et al., 2012 [72]

Review

Conducting

Medical tests, Genetic tests, Prognostic tests

AHRQ and JGIM

Medical tests, genetic tests, and prognostic tests

Menzies D, 2011 [73]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Tuberculosis

–

Any

Methodology of the European Association of Urology, 2018 [74]

Consensus study

Conducting

Urology

European Association of Urology

Any

Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, 2014 [75]

Consensus study

Conducting and reporting

Any

AHRQ

Any

Milner KA, 2015 [76]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

Moola S et al., 2015 [77]

Consensus study

Conducting

Any

The Joanna Briggs Institute

Etiology studies

Munn Z et al., 2015 [78]

Consensus study

Conducting

Any

The Joanna Briggs Institute

Observational studies reporting prevalence and cumulative incidence data

Neely JG et al., 2010 [79]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

Nguyen NH and Singh S, 2018 [80]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

Nicholson PJ, [81]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Occupational therapy

–

Any

Noordzij M et al., 2011 [82]

Review

Conducting

Nephrology

–

Any

Pollock A and Berge E, 2018 [83]

Review

Conducting

Stroke (rehabilitation)

–

Any

PRISMA, 2009, 2010 [84–93]

Consensus study

Reporting

Any

PRISMA

Any

PRISMA Harms, 2016 [94]

Consensus study

Reporting

Adverse events

PRISMA

Any

PRISMA-DTA, 2018 [95]

Consensus study

Reporting

Any

PRISMA

Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies

PRISMA-E, 2012, 2015, 2016 [96–98]

Consensus study

Reporting

Any

PRISMA

Evidence on equity

PRISMA-IPD, 2015 [99]

Consensus study

Reporting

Any

PRISMA

Any

PRISMA-NMA, 2015, 2016 [100,101]

Consensus study

Reporting

Any

PRISMA

Network meta-analysis

PRISMA-P, 2015 [102,103]

Consensus study

Reporting

Any

PRISMA

Protocols

Ravindran V and Shankar S, 2015 [104]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

Rew L, 2011 [105]

Review

Conducting

Pediatric nursing

–

Any

Riesenberg LA and Justice EM, 2014 [106, 107]

Review

Conducting

Any

–

Any

Rudnicka AR and Owen CG, 2012 [108]

Review

Conducting

Ophthalmology

–

Any

Sambunjak D and Franić M, 2012 [109]

Review

Conducting

Orthopedic surgery

–

Any

Sayers A, 2008 (a) [110]

Sayers A, 2007 (b) [111]

Sayers A, 2008 (c) [112]

Sayers A, 2007 (d) [113]

Review

Conducting

Any

–

Any

Schweizer ML and Nair R, 2017 [114]

Review

Conducting and reporting

Any

–

Any

Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association, 2017 [115]

Consensus study

Conducting

Cardiac Prevention and Treatment

American Heart Association

Any

Shenkin SD et al., 2017 [116]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Healthcare of older people

–

Studies of older people

Sousa MR and Ribeiro AL, 2009 [117]

Review

Conducting and reporting

Diagnostic and prognostic

–

Diagnostic and Prognostic Studies

Standards of World Association of Laser Therapy, 2006 [118]

Consensus study

Conducting and Reporting

Low-Level Laser Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain and Disorders

World Association of Laser Therapy

Clinical trials

Staunton M, 2007 [119]

Halligan S and Altman DG, 2007 [120]

Review

Conducting

Radiology

–

Any

The EBA process, 2016 [121]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Anatomy

–

Anatomical studies

Thrift AG, 2010 [122]

Review

Conducting

Any

–

Observational studies

Uman LS, 2011 [123]

Review

Conducting and Reporting

Any

–

Any

Umscheid CA, 2013 [124]

Review

Conducting

Any

–

Any

van Mastrigt GA et al., 2016 [125]

Thielen FW et al., 2016 [126]

Wijnen B et al., 2016 [127]

Review

Conducting

Economic

–

Economic evaluations

Wanden-Berghe C and Sanz-Valero J, 2012 [128]

Review

Conducting

Nutrition

–

Any

White A and Schmidt K, 2005 [129]

Review

Conducting

Any

–

Any

Wieseler B and McGauran N, 2010 [130]

Review

Reporting

Any

–

Any

Yanagawa B et al., 2018 [131]

Review

Conducting

Cardiac surgery

–

Any