Evidence synthesis

Covidence 

Covidence is a web-based software platform designed to streamline systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses. It helps researchers manage screening studies, data extraction and quality assessment. It supports collaboration among multiple reviewers, tracks decisions and conflicts. 

It uses machine learning to reduce the time and effort needed to produce high-quality systematic reviews.

Accessing Covidence

To access Covidence, follow the steps below to create a Covidence account through Deakin's subscription: 

1. Request an invitation to Deakin University's Covidence account by completing the invitation request form using your Deakin email address.
2. Covidence will email you an invitation link. Confirm your invite by clicking the link in the email.
3. You can now sign up to Covidence using your Deakin email address to accept the invite.

If you have an existing Covidence account, follow these instructions to transfer it to Deakin's account.

Covidence training  

The Covidence Knowledge Base and Covidence Academy provide instructional material on: 

• getting started 
  • create a review 
  • importing references (including deduplication)
  • managing your team 
  • title and abstract screening
  • full text screening
  • screening with machine learning
  • quality assessment 
  • exporting your data

Regular webinars are conducted and recordings are available. Explore upcoming webinars and check out recordings from recent webinars.  

Explore the Covidence blog for up-to-date tips and new features.

Covidence troubleshooting

For assistance with your account, please contact support@covidence.org.