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Scoping Review

A scoping review is a systematic evidence-synthesis method that maps the breadth and nature of research on a topic — identifying key concepts, evidence types, and gaps — without necessarily appraising study quality or pooling effect sizes. Developed by Arksey and O'Malley (2005) and refined by Levac and colleagues (2010), it is particularly valuable for emerging or heterogeneous fields where a full systematic review would be premature or infeasible.

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Scoping Review of the Literature
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / scientometrics
  • Arksey, H., & O'Malley, L. (2005). Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8(1), 19–32. · DOI 10.1080/1364557032000119616
  • Levac, D., Colquhoun, H., & O'Brien, K. K. (2010). Scoping studies: advancing the methodology. Implementation Science, 5(1), 69. · DOI 10.1186/1748-5908-5-69
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Related methods

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Taxonomic bucketBibliometric Analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketIntegrative Reviewmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketMapping Reviewmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketNarrative Reviewmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketSystematic Literature Reviewmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyUmbrella Reviewmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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