According to the Campbell Collaboration, "The purpose of a systematic review is to sum up the best available research on a specific question. This is done by synthesizing the results of several studies.

Campbell Systematic Reviews is an open access journal prepared under the editorial control of the Campbell Collaboration. The journal publishes systematic reviews, evidence and gap maps, and methods research papers. Browse by Subject Categories or Article Types.

Another way to search for a systematic review is through CINAHL Plus with Full Text database.  Follow these steps:

1. Go to CINAHL (log in if prompted).

2. Enter your search term in the search box.

3. Scroll down and click "Full text."

4. Scroll further down until you see "Publication Type" and select "Systematic Review."

5. Go back to the top of the page and click Search.

You should now see systematic reviews available on your topic. If you do not receive any results, re-work your search terms and submit the search again.

Another way to find systematic reviews is to use the words "systematic review" as keywords in your search. For example, "childhood obesity" AND "systematic review.”

You may also find  systematic reviews through some of our other databases, and you might find some through other sources on the web. Please use the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) form to request reviews to which we do not have full-text access.