Note: We do not advise using Keenious in place of databases and internet search engines when conducting a thorough systematic review of the literature. It should only be used to complement the use of specialised databases and search engines.
Keenious have created the following table outlining the various points during the review process that you might incorporate the platform into your review.
| SR Stage | Usefulness | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
|
Development of the Research Question |
Moderate |
Offer related literature recommendations to inspire or refine your research question, but the primary work of conceptualizing the question still relies on your expertise. |
| Preliminary Stage | High | Help you explore existing literature to assess the originality of your research question. Keenious allows you to input detailed natural language descriptions, effectively identifying if similar work has already been published. |
| Forming Criteria (Inclusion/Exclusion) | Moderate |
While Keenious does not set criteria, it can help identify common study characteristics, methodologies, or populations that inform inclusion/exclusion decisions. |
| Search Strategy Development | High | Keenious exposes you to common terminology, alternative keywords, and synonyms, helping refine and expand your search strategy for databases. |
|
Searching Databases |
None | Note: Keenious is not designed for exhaustive retrieval of literature, which is required for a systematic review database search. |
| Protocol Writing | Moderate |
Help refine your language and suggest fresh ideas through its recommendations (note that these are not intended to be part of the formal systematic search). |
| Title and Abstract Screening | None | |
| Full-text Downloading and Screening | None | |
| Manual Searching | High |
Input the papers included from your screening process into Keenious. It will suggest articles that your database search might have missed. |
| Data Extraction | None | |
| Quality Assessment | None | |
| Data Checking | None | |
| Statistical Analysis | None | |
| Manuscript Writing | High |
Help to find contextually relevant studies to support arguments, refine discussions, and strengthen the overall narrative of their review. At this stage, the focus is ensuring that the discussion is well-supported with relevant literature. |
You can find more information about using Keenious when conducting systematic reviews on their website.