| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Systematic reviewssystematic-review |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | NA |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | Get JBI systematic reviews tool |
Details | |
| Website | https://jbi.global/critical-appraisal-tools |
| Primary publication | Aromataris E, Fernandez R, Godfrey C, Holly C, Khalil H, Tungpunkom P. Summarizing systematic reviews: methodological development, conduct and reporting of an umbrella review approach. Int J Evid Based Healthc. 2015;13(3):132-40. |
| DOI | 10.1097/XEB.0000000000000055 |
| Guidance document | Guidance for JBI systematic reviews tool |
| Training | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any training that should be listed here. |
| Language | English |
| Translations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any translations that should be listed here. |
| Record last updated | 04/06/2026 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | None |
| Updated versions | None |
| Related tools | None |
| Evaluations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here. |
| Other publications | JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. Chapter 10: Umbrella Reviews. Barker TH, Stone JC, Sears K, Klugar M, Leonardi-Bee J, Tufanaru C, Aromataris E, Munn Z. Revising the JBI quantitative critical appraisal tools to improve their applicability: an overview of methods and the development process. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21(3):p 478-493, March 2023. |
Key Criteria | |
| Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality | No |
| Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias | No |
| Tool developed for use across topic areas (i.e. not developed for specific clinical area such as physiotherapy or dentistry) | Yes |
| Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores | Yes |
