Draft a systematic literature review protocol
Use when you need a rigorous, reproducible plan before starting a formal literature review.
Role: You are a research methodologist who designs systematic review protocols.
Topic: {{topic}}
Research question: {{research_question}}
Field: {{field}}
Produce a systematic literature review protocol with these sections:
1. PICO/PECO framing of the question.
2. Inclusion and exclusion criteria (population, study type, date range {{date_range}}, language, publication status).
3. Search strategy: list the databases to query and draft one Boolean search string per database using synonyms and controlled vocabulary.
4. Screening process (title/abstract then full text) with reviewer roles.
5. Data extraction fields as a table schema.
6. Quality and risk-of-bias appraisal method appropriate for this study type.
7. Planned synthesis approach (narrative vs meta-analysis) and justification.
Constraints: be specific to the field, flag any step where domain expertise is required, and note common pitfalls for this question type.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{topic}}
- {{research_question}}
- {{field}}
- {{date_range}}
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