Table 1 Current deduplication tools and approaches for systematic reviews
Tool | Description | Resource required | Accessibility | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EndNote [11] | Citation manager | Medium (requires manual effort to improve sensitivity) | Low (requires a paid subscription) | |
SRA-DM [12] | Web/desktop application | Low | High | High |
Revtools [13] | R package with functions: find_duplicates() | Medium (users set threshold for deduplication) | Medium (R knowledge required) | Unknown |
bibliometrix [14] | R package with functions: duplicatedMatching() mergeDbSources() | Medium (users set threshold for deduplication; ability to merge Web of Science and Scopus citations) | Medium (R knowledge required) | Unknown |
synthesisr [13] | R package with functions: deduplicate() | Medium (users set threshold for for deduplication) | Medium (R knowledge required) | Unknown |
Metta [15] | Cross database search engine | Low | Medium (not openly accessible) | High [9] |
Zotero [16] | Citation manager | Medium (manual merging required) | High | Low [10] |
Covidence | Systematic review platform | Low | Low (requires paid subscription) | High [10] |
Mendeley [17] | Citation manager | Medium (manual merging required) | High | |
Hand-searching | Manual | High | Low | High [4] |