FAQs for Systematic and Scoping Reviews

Reviews should be reported/written in accordance with reporting guidelines such as the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Guidelines outline essential sections and elements to include in your manuscript. 

• For systematic reviews, view the PRISMA 2020 statement.
• For scoping reviews, view the PRISMA for Scoping Reviews.

No, systematic and scoping reviews can be published in a wide range of journals, not just those dedicated to review articles. Many discipline-specific and general medical or scientific journals accept systematic reviews. A general search for systematic reviews in PubMed shows examples of reviews published across various subject areas. Be sure to check a journal’s author guidelines to confirm they accept systematic or scoping reviews before submitting.