Hirt, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-3936, Nordhausen, T. orcid.org/0000-0002-9841-5807, Fuerst, T. orcid.org/0000-0002-5186-3821 et al. (2 more authors) (2024) Guidance on terminology, application, and reporting of citation searching: the TARCiS statement. British Medical Journal (The BMJ), 385. e078384. ISSN 1759-2151
Abstract
Evidence syntheses adhering to systematic literature searching techniques are a cornerstone of evidence based healthcare. Beyond term based searching in electronic databases, citation searching is a prevalent search technique to identify relevant sources of evidence. However, for decades, citation searching methodology and terminology has not been standardised. An evidence guided, four round Delphi consensus study was conducted with 27 international methodological experts in order to develop the Terminology, Application, and Reporting of Citation Searching (TARCiS) statement. TARCiS comprises 10 specific recommendations, each with a rationale and explanation on when and how to conduct and report citation searching in the context of systematic literature searches. The statement also presents four research priorities, and it is hoped that systematic review teams are encouraged to incorporate TARCiS into standardised workflows.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Authors. Except as otherwise noted, this author-accepted version of a journal article published in British Medical Journal (The BMJ) is made available via the University of Sheffield Research Publications and Copyright Policy under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords: | Terminology as Topic; Humans; Information Storage and Retrieval; Databases; Bibliographic |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jul 2024 09:29 |
Last Modified: | 03 Jul 2024 09:29 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1136/bmj-2023-078384 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:214348 |
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