Support

Librarians at the University of Edinburgh can assist with planning, conducting, and reporting systematic reviews and other types of research reviews.

To learn more about conducting systematic reviews at the University of Edinburgh, contact your Academic Support Librarian (see http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/academic-support-librarians-a-z).

 

Watch the 4-minute 'Introduction to your Covidence' video with steps on how to join and start a review

 

How to join the University of Edinburgh Covidence institutional licence

You can create your personal sign in information with Covidence before or after joining the institutional subscription. To request access to the institutional account in Covidence, you must use your University of Edinburgh email address with domain @ed.ac.uk.

  1. Go to https://www.covidence.org/organizations/Q4OY7/signup
  2. Enter your information (using your @ed.ac.uk email address) and click "Request Invitation" link
  3. Accept the invitation in your email
  4. Log in to your existing Covidence account or sign up for a new account
  5. If you have already joined the University of Edinburgh Library’s Covidence account, then you can log into Covidence and log in with your email and password and proceed to use Covidence

 

Creating a review using the University of Edinburgh Library’s unlimited licence

After clicking the link “Create new review” you will have the option to use your personal account license or select the University of Edinburgh account.

Reviews created under the institutional licence will be visible to the administrators of the University of Edinburgh Library Covidence account. Your personal account review(s) will only be seen by you.

 

Support

Covidence offers a range of available resources and support to help you along the way with your systematic review process. 

Getting started with Covidence - video tutorials that guide you through the initial area to get you started.

Covidence Knowledge Base - home to all of our comprehensive articles, instructions and advice to FAQ.

Covidence Academy - combines all of our learning material into a single space. You can easily navigate to find the latest ‘How to’ guides on the different types of review processes, step-by-step video tutorials on all stages of Covidence stages, and helpful links/tools to additional resources. 

Online Support Team - contact our team for support on your review by emailing support@covidence.org

When logged into your account, you can also easily contact the Support Team and the comprehensive articles from our Knowledge Base within Covidence by clicking the 'Need help?' button in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.