A focus on cross-purpose tools, automated recognition of study design in multiple disciplines, and evaluation of automation tools: a summary of significant discussions at the fourth meeting of the International Collaboration for Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR)

Annette M. O'Connor, Paul Glasziou, Michele Taylor, James Thomas, René Spijker, Mary S. Wolfe

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Abstract

The fourth meeting of the International Collaboration for Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR) was held 5-6 November 2019 in The Hague, the Netherlands. ICASR is an interdisciplinary group whose goal is to maximize the use of technology for conducting rapid, accurate, and efficient systematic reviews of scientific evidence. The group seeks to facilitate the development and acceptance of automated techniques for systematic reviews. In 2018, the major themes discussed were the transferability of automation tools (i.e., tools developed for other purposes that might be used by systematic reviewers), the automated recognition of study design in multiple disciplines and applications, and approaches for the evaluation of automation tools.
Original languageEnglish
Article number100
Pages (from-to)100
JournalSystematic reviews
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 May 2020

Keywords

  • Automation tools
  • Data abstraction
  • Data extraction
  • Evidence synthesis
  • Priority ranking

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