Covidence is a cloud-based software platform designed to facilitate and manage the entire process of conducting systematic reviews and related evidence synthesis projects. It provides a centralized workspace for research teams to import references, screen titles and abstracts, review full texts, extract data, and assess study quality. Covidence supports independent, duplicate processes at each review stage, ensuring methodological rigor and reducing bias. The platform is compatible with major reference managers, enables real-time collaboration among team members, and records all decisions and actions for transparency and auditability. Covidence is widely used by academic institutions, healthcare organizations, and research groups to accelerate the production of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and scoping reviews.

Key Features

Citation Screening Efficiently screen titles and abstracts for relevance.

• Supports blinded, independent screening by multiple reviewers.
• Records votes and highlights keywords for faster decision-making.

Full Text Review Manage and review full-text articles for inclusion.

• Allows bulk PDF upload and tracks reasons for exclusion.
• Facilitates conflict resolution among reviewers.

Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Extract study data and assess methodological quality.

• Provides customizable, templated forms for structured data collection.
• Supports risk of bias assessment and quality scoring.

Collaboration and Workflow Management Centralizes all review activities in a shared online workspace.

• Enables real-time collaboration and transparent tracking of decisions.
• Compatible with reference managers like EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley.

Export and Reporting Export data and references for further analysis or publication.

• Supports common data formats for meta-analysis or narrative synthesis.
• Maintains a full audit trail for reproducibility.

Benefits

Increased Efficiency Streamlines and automates systematic review workflows.

• Reduces manual effort and administrative burden.
• Accelerates review timelines and project completion.

Improved Collaboration Facilitates teamwork across locations and disciplines.

• Enables multiple reviewers to work simultaneously.
• Ensures transparency and accountability in decision-making.

Enhanced Rigor and Reproducibility Supports best practices in evidence synthesis.

• Maintains detailed records of all actions and decisions.
• Reduces risk of bias through independent, duplicate processes.