Systematic Literature Review preview
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About this systematic literature review protocol template

This systematic literature review protocol template provides researchers with a transparent, reproducible pathway from search design through screening, data extraction, critical appraisal, and synthesis. Each of the six protocol sheets maps to a distinct review stage, with structured fields for PICO elements, search architecture, eligibility criteria, study data capture, bias assessment, and synthesis planning.

The template follows best practices for review transparency, including a dedicated transparency rule, deduplication tracking, conflict resolution logging, and reporting guideline mapping. Every section is fully editable in WPS Office, Microsoft Word, or Google Docs, allowing researchers to adapt the protocol to their specific review question and methodology.

6 structured protocol sheets

One sheet per review stage: protocol overview, search, screening, extraction, appraisal, and synthesis.

PICO framework built in

Population, Intervention, Comparator, and Outcome fields guide focused review question formulation.

Reproducibility-focused design

Transparency rule, deduplication, and conflict resolution fields ensure another reviewer can replicate the pathway.

Standard DOCX format

Works with WPS Office, Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, and other compatible applications.

Frequently asked questions
The Systematic Literature Review template is designed for researchers, graduate students, and academics conducting evidence synthesis, meta-analyses, or structured literature reviews. Customize the sample text, layout, and other editable elements in WPS Office for your own project.
Use the native DOCX in WPS Office, Microsoft Word, or Google Docs. For Notion workflows, reuse the text and structure in a Notion page; for branded visual documents, adapt the content in Adobe Express.
Download the template, open it in WPS Office, and replace the placeholder text, tables, protocol fields, and other editable elements with your own review question, search terms, and study data.
Yes. Select Download to get the editable DOCX file and open it in WPS Office or another compatible word-processing application.
Yes. Adapt it for research proposals, grant applications, evidence reports, and institutional review board submissions. It is available for personal and commercial projects, subject to the applicable template license.