Geoff, that is correct - we registered our NIHR funded realist review
with PROSPERO and there was no problem.
Best wishes
Janet
On 29/11/2012, Geoff Wong <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Some of you may be familiar with the PROSPERO initiative. It is a UK
> National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) funded international
> prospective register of systematic reviews (run by the University of York).
>
> In brief the goal is to prospectively register all systematic reviews under
> way so as to enable us all to know who is doing what, plus to reduce
> duplication of work. You can read more about PROSPERO on their website:
> http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/
>
> Registration is free and I am mentioning them now as I have been in
> communication with them to ask if they are interested in registering ANY
> review method types - e.g. realist reviews. Their reply was that they are,
> "... taking a pragmatic approach to acceptance of submissions which have not
> yet formally been specified as meeting our inclusion criteria, but which
> meet the long term aspiration for PROSPERO."
>
> I have been told that they will consider any submission:
> - as long as the review has a health related focus (outcome)
> AND
> - you are able to complete form (including all the obligatory fields marked
> with an asterisk)
>
> So if you are undertaking a realist or meta-narrative review, do please
> consider registering your review with them.
>
> Thanks for reading.
>
> Geoff
>
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