Covidence is an online tool that streamlines the process of conducting systematic and other types of research reviews, by integrating the process of results management, study screening, data extraction and reporting for a review team. It helps to ensure that reviews are of high quality, meeting all the requirements of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses (PRISMA) quality standards. It is also used by the two globally-leading organisations in systematic review development and output, the Cochrane Collaboration and the Joanna Briggs Institute, as well as many universities worldwide.
How to join the Curtin University Covidence institutional license
You can create your personal sign in information with Covidence before or after joining the institutional subscription. To request access to the institutional account in Covidence, you must use your current Curtin email address.
Go to Signup page
Enter your information (using your @curtin.edu.au email address) and click “Request Invitation” link.
Accept the invitation in your email – check your spam folder if the invitation doesn’t arrive in a few minutes. Please also keep in mind that the link is one-time use and will expire in ~30 days.
Log in to your existing Covidence account or sign up for a new account, which will automatically link you to Curtin University.
If you have already joined the Curtin University Covidence account, then you can log into Covidence and log in with your email and password and proceed to use Covidence.
How to use Covidence
Support for use of Covidence is available directly from Covidence. Some useful links for training and support:
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