Systematic review specialists

Methodology support for the review you’re already writing.

Protocol design, search strategy, screening, risk-of-bias assessment, meta-analysis, and PRISMA-compliant reporting — from a team that works exclusively on systematic reviews.

We edit and advise on your original work. We never author submissions for academic credit.

NDA on every project
Confidential by default
Secure payments
Systematic review manuscript, before & after

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PRISMA 2020

compliant methodology

PROSPERO

registration support

RoB 2 & ROBINS-I

risk-of-bias tools

24/7

consultant support

What we do

Six stages, one review, one line we don’t cross.

Book a single stage or the full lifecycle. Every stage strengthens a review you’re authoring — none of them produce a review submitted under our name instead of yours.

Protocol & Registration

[1] Planning & registration

A protocol locked in before screening begins is what separates a defensible review from one that draws reviewer objections. We help frame your question with PICO/PICOS, set eligibility criteria, and prepare your protocol for PROSPERO registration.

  • PICO / PICOS framing
  • Eligibility criteria design
  • PROSPERO registration support
  • Protocol document drafting
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Search Strategy

[2] Finding the evidence

Your search strategy determines what your review can and can't find. We design and document search strings across your chosen databases, built to be exhaustive and fully reproducible.

  • Multi-database search design
  • Reproducible search strings
  • Grey literature & registry searches
  • PRISMA-compliant documentation
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Screening & Data Extraction

[3] Screening & extraction

Dual independent screening and structured data extraction, with a documented conflict-resolution process at every stage — the rigor that lets your PRISMA flow diagram hold up under scrutiny.

  • Dual independent screening
  • Structured extraction forms
  • Conflict resolution tracking
  • PRISMA flow diagram reporting
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Risk of Bias & GRADE

[4] Quality assessment

The right tool matched to the right study design — RoB 2 for randomized trials, ROBINS-I for non-randomized studies — plus GRADE certainty ratings that accurately reflect your evidence base.

  • RoB 2 for RCTs
  • ROBINS-I for observational studies
  • GRADE certainty ratings
  • Quality appraisal reporting
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Meta-Analysis Support

[5] Statistical synthesis

Model selection, heterogeneity assessment, and sensitivity analyses done properly — not just a pooled estimate run and reported. Forest plots and funnel plots included where the data supports them.

  • Fixed & random-effects models
  • Heterogeneity (I²) assessment
  • Subgroup & sensitivity analyses
  • Forest & funnel plot generation
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Manuscript & Review Editing

[6] Publication-ready

Full-manuscript editing checked line-by-line against the PRISMA 2020 checklist, so nothing gets flagged on a reporting technicality after all the methodology work is done right.

  • PRISMA 2020 checklist compliance
  • Line editing & clarity review
  • Journal formatting
  • Response-to-reviewers support
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Ethics & integrity

We hold a line most competitors don’t.

Every service on this site is scoped to methodology consulting, editing, and advising on a review you’re authoring yourself. We turn away requests to produce a review on a client’s behalf, no matter how the request is worded.

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What we do

  • Consult on protocol, search strategy, and methodology
  • Assess risk of bias and run meta-analysis on your data
  • Edit and format your review to PRISMA 2020 standards
  • Coach you through revisions and reviewer responses

What we don’t do

  • Write or submit a review under our own authorship
  • Fabricate or alter data, screening, or extraction results
  • Register a protocol without your knowledge or approval
  • Guarantee a specific journal acceptance outcome
Who we help

We work with reviewers at every stage.

From a doctoral candidate writing their first review chapter to a research team commissioning a full Cochrane-standard review.

PhD candidates & doctoral researchers

Methodology consulting for a systematic review chapter, from protocol through defense — feedback on your own work, not a review written for you.

Clinicians & medical researchers

Cochrane and PRISMA-aligned support for clinical and healthcare systematic reviews, from consultants who understand clinical terminology.

Researchers with data, no statistician

Meta-analysis support to help you choose, run, and interpret pooled estimates and heterogeneity statistics.

Research teams & institutions

Multi-reviewer support for departments and labs commissioning a full review as a single, fixed-price project.

International researchers

Language editing that corrects grammar and phrasing for an academic audience while preserving your findings and voice.

Grant & policy researchers

Evidence synthesis support for funding applications and policy briefs that need a defensible evidence base.

How it works

Four steps, always with you in the loop.

1

Tell us about your review

Share your research question, timeline, and what stage of the review you need support with.

2

We match a methodologist

A specialist with relevant subject-matter and methodological experience takes your project.

3

Review tracked changes

Get your work back with visible edits and margin notes explaining the methodological reasoning.

4

Ask follow-up questions

Message your consultant directly if anything needs clarifying before your deadline.

Our people

Meet a few of our methodologists and consultants.

Every specialist holds an advanced degree relevant to systematic review methodology and is vetted for consulting experience before taking on client work.

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Dr. Amara Chen

PhD, Epidemiology

Protocol & Methodology

Amara focuses on systematic review methodology — protocol design, PICO framing, PRISMA compliance, and risk-of-bias assessment — drawing on a background in public health research and evidence synthesis.

Public HealthProtocol & Methodology
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Dr. Samuel Osei

PhD, Biostatistics

Meta-Analysis

Samuel focuses on the statistical side of evidence synthesis — meta-analytic modeling, heterogeneity assessment, and GRADE certainty ratings — complementing methodology consulting with hands-on statistical execution.

BiostatisticsMeta-Analysis
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Dr. Priya Nair

PhD, Information Science

Search Strategy

Priya designs and documents reproducible search strategies across medical and academic databases, with particular depth in grey literature and trial registry searches for hard-to-find evidence.

Information ScienceSearch Strategy
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James Okafor

MA, English & Editing

Manuscript & PRISMA Editing

James brings a background in academic copyediting, with a focus on checking manuscripts line-by-line against the PRISMA 2020 checklist and preserving a writer’s own voice through the editing process.

Academic EditingPRISMA Compliance
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Dr. Lauren Ito

PhD, Research Methodology

Screening & Extraction

Lauren designs structured screening and data extraction processes, with particular attention to inter-rater reliability and documented conflict-resolution methods across dual-reviewer teams.

Research MethodologyScreening & Extraction
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Dr. Grace Mwangi

DNP, Nurse Educator

Clinical & Healthcare Reviews

Grace consults on clinical and healthcare systematic reviews, staying close to clinical practice as a nurse educator, with particular depth in Cochrane-aligned methodology for medical evidence synthesis.

Nurse EducationClinical Reviews
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Dr. Elena Kowalski

PhD, Qualitative Research Methods

Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

Elena specializes in qualitative and mixed-methods systematic reviews — thematic synthesis, meta-ethnography, and framework synthesis — for review questions that quantitative pooling alone can’t answer.

Qualitative MethodsEvidence Synthesis
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Sarah Bennett

MA, Publishing & Editorial Studies

Journal Submission Support

Sarah brings a background in scholarly publishing and journal production, with particular depth in target-journal formatting and drafting point-by-point responses to peer reviewer comments.

Scholarly PublishingJournal Submission

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Every methodologist and consultant works within the same boundary: they review, edit, and advise on a review you’ve authored. None of them write submissions on a client’s behalf.
FAQs

Common questions, answered plainly.

No. We consult on methodology and edit work you’re authoring yourself — protocol, search strategy, screening, risk-of-bias assessment, meta-analysis, and manuscript editing. We do not write or submit a review under our own name.

Your project, backed by policy

No fine print, no surprises.

Satisfaction guarantee

Not satisfied? We revise within scope at no extra cost.

Deadline commitment

A delivery date is confirmed before work begins, and we hold to it.

Revision included

One revision round within 7 days of delivery, every order.

NDA on every project

Your work is confidential by default — never shared or reused.

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