JBISRIR breaks new ground

The JBI Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports (JBISRIR) editorial team is proud to announce that GRADE Summary of Findings (SoF) tables will be included in all future issues in a new interactive format, iSoF.

The interactive version of GRADE Summary of Findings presents key information from systematic reviews in several formats that vary in content and graphical layout.

“This is an exciting innovation for JBISRIR”, said Managing Editor, Assoc Prof Edoardo Aromataris. "iSoF presents results of reviews in ways that are easier for the end user to understand and engage with. Ultimately, it's about faciliating the use of evidence in practice by health professionals", Assoc Prof Aromataris added.

The JBISRIR iSoF team was lead by Professor Holger Schünemann, GRADE Working Group co-chair, who is delighted that JBI will include  iSOF tables in all systematic reviews."[This] will make for better evidence integration in decision tools and sharing globally", Professor Schünemann stated.

GRADE Summary of Findings tables are already used for all JBISRIR systematic reviews to improve the accessibility and readability of key messages in systematic reviews. However, as Assoc Prof Zachary Munn, Director of the JBI Adelaide GRADE Centre said, "these interactive versions go beyond that to really enable people to interpret and understand the major findings."

“This is a great step forward for JBI in increasing the accessibility and interpretability of our reviews for all audiences, which is key to the mission of JBI to promote the use of systematic review results (and evidence) in practice”, Assoc Prof Munn said.

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