Systematic Review Screening Tool Available

Duke Medical Center Library & Archives offers an institutional site license for Covidence!

What is Covidence?
Web-based software platform designed to facilitate the systematic review process.

What does Covidence do?

Assists with multiple steps in the systematic review process, including:

                  • Importing data from citation management tools like EndNote
                  • Screening and selecting studies
                  • Resolving conflicts
                  • Extracting study data
                  • Assessing study quality/risk of bias
                  • Exporting data to multiple file types
                  • Creating PRISMA diagrams

How do I access Covidence?
You can access Covidence by going to the Duke Covidence Sign-Up Page and entering your name and Duke email address.

What if I already have a Covidence account?
If you already have a Covidence account, you may already have access! A quick way to check is to log into your Covidence account and click "Start a new review." You should see an option to use the Duke Medical Center Library account. 

Where can I request help?
There are multiple ways to get help with using Covidence.

  • If you would like a summary of what Covidence does and how it works, check out the Covidence Knowledge Base. It contains many excellent brief tutorials and tips. 
  • If you would like more information on the systematic review process, check out our guide Systematic Reviews: The Process.
  • If you would like individual instruction or a group instruction session, you can request a consult or class from our Ask a Librarian page.