PRESS 2015 Guidelines

PRESS - Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies: Literature search strategies for knowledge or evidence synthesis should be peer reviewed using a structured tool such as the PRESS 2015 Evidence-Based Checklist. Evidence suggests that peer review of electronic literature search strategies using a structured tool such as the PRESS 2015 Guideline enhances the quality and comprehensiveness of a search. 

• PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies: 2015 Guideline Statement

McGowan, J., Sampson, M., Salzwedel, D.M., Cogo, E., Foerster, V., & Lefebvre, C. (2016). PRESS peer review of electronic search strategies: 2015 guideline statement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 75, 40-46.

• PRESS Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies: 2015 Guideline Explanation and Elaboration (PRESS E&E)
• PRESS 2015 Guideline Evidence-Based Checklist (Table 1)
• PRESS 2015 Guideline Recommendations for Librarian Practice (Table 2)
• PRESS 2015 Guideline Implementation Strategies (Table 3)
• Download PRESS Guideline — Search Submission & Peer Review Assessment form (Appendix A)