Templates · Evidence synthesis
The systematic review template.
A PRISMA-aligned scaffold for evidence synthesis — protocol details, search strategy, screening flow, and synthesis sections, backed by a reference manager that treats hundreds of records as the normal case, not the breaking point.
What's included
Everything the format demands, seeded.
PRISMA-aligned structure
Sections mirror the PRISMA 2020 checklist — eligibility criteria, information sources, selection process, synthesis methods — so reporting compliance is the default.
Documented search strategies
Record each database's full search string, date, and result count in structured blocks that become the search appendix reviewers ask for.
Screening flow figure
A flow-diagram block tracks records identified, screened, excluded, and included — updated as counts change, exported print-ready.
References at review scale
Import hundreds of records from BibTeX, RIS, or Zotero; deduplication and DOI resolution keep the included-studies list clean and every entry verifiable.
Structure
The sections this template seeds.
Every section is a structured block: rename, reorder, or remove any of them — the template is where the manuscript starts, not where it must end.
- 01AbstractStructured abstract per PRISMA-A guidance
- 02IntroductionRationale and review objectives (PICO framing)
- 03Methods · ProtocolRegistration, eligibility criteria, information sources
- 04Methods · Search & screeningFull search strategies, selection process
- 05Methods · SynthesisData extraction, risk of bias, synthesis methods
- 06ResultsScreening flow, study characteristics, synthesis findings
- 07DiscussionSummary of evidence, limitations, implications
- 08Appendices & referencesSearch appendix, included-studies list
Who it’s for
Built for this kind of writing.
- Review teams screening and synthesizing hundreds of records together
- Graduate students running a first registered systematic review
- Evidence-synthesis groups that must show search and screening provenance
Export
Formatted for the destination.
Exports to DOCX, PDF, and LaTeX with the flow diagram and search appendix included — shaped for journals that require PRISMA reporting.
More templates
Empirical research
Journal article
The full IMRaD structure for empirical papers, with journal-accurate citation styles applied at export.
Long-form
Thesis & dissertation
Chapters, front matter, appendices, and a single bibliography — built to stay manageable at 200 pages.
Funding
Grant proposal
Aims, significance, approach, and budget justification — with per-section length budgets for funder limits.
Open the systematic review template.
Available on every plan, including Free — sign in with ORCID and the structure is waiting.