This workflow makes early literature screening more transparent by recording why each abstract is included, excluded, or deferred for full-text reading.
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A workflow for screening candidate abstracts with explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria.
This workflow makes early literature screening more transparent by recording why each abstract is included, excluded, or deferred for full-text reading.
Write the research question, population, context, method, time range, and exclusion rules.
Output: A clear inclusion and exclusion checklist.
Search in Elicit, Semantic Scholar, Consensus, or library databases and export abstracts or notes.
Output: A candidate abstract pool with source links.
Use the abstract screening prompt to classify each abstract and record the reason.
Output: A screening table with include, exclude, and unsure decisions.
Manually inspect the uncertain and high-impact records before removing them from the review.
Output: A cleaner set of papers for full-text reading.