To establish an updated guideline statement (PRESS 2015) for guiding and enhancing the peer review of electronic literature search strategies.
Formulated consensus-based guideline recommendations for the systematic assessment of electronic bibliographic database search queries.
Provides structured guidance and criteria to assist peer reviewers in identifying errors and improving the quality of search strategies in evidence syntheses.
Abstract
The PRESS 2015 Guideline Statement should help to guide and improve the peer review of electronic literature search strategies.