The title of the scoping review protocol should be informative and give a clear indication of the topic of the scoping review. It is recommend to include in the title the sentence "a scoping review protocol".
Author (Corresponding author). This author is the guarantor for the veracity and accuracy of the information in the registered protocol.
Author (Corresponding author email).
Corresponding author (ORCID) - Available to be included but not obligatory.
Author (Contact information).
Indicate sources of financial support.
Please choose one of the options.
You can use PCC elements (Population, Concept, and Context) to define the question.
Terms and electronic databases included in the review.
Types of participants; Concept; Context.
The scoping review protocol should describe the process of source selection for all stages of selection and the procedures used for solving disagreements between reviewers.
At the time of protocol development, the reviewers should provide some plan for the presentation of results – for example, a draft chart, figure or table
Will language limits be imposed on the search?
Describe the country in which the systematic review is being carried out. For multi-national authors, inform all the countries involved.
Separate keywords with a semicolon.
Author (Name)
Author 1
Author 1 (ORCID) - Available to be included but not obligatory.
Contributions (Describe contributions of each author). Example: "Author 1 drafted the manuscript".
Example (Three authors) : Smith, L; Nascimento, GV; Wang, XM. ATTENTION: Abbreviation of Chinese names Li Xiwen, Li Xi-wen, or Li Xiwen all become Li, XW.
Corresponding author email.
Checking to see whether or not a similar review already exists is a good practice and should be one of the first steps.
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Note: Authors can use other languages only to describe search strategy in non-English language databases or databases that will provide access to non-English language content.
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