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Screening stage

Systematic review screening where every decision stays inspectable

Move from a candidate paper set to inclusion and exclusion decisions with AI recommendations you can review, override, and audit before the synthesis starts.

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What this tool helps you do

Systematic review screening is the step where candidate records are included or excluded against eligibility criteria, usually at title and abstract level first. LitSynth scores each retrieved paper for relevance, recommends include or exclude decisions with reasons, and keeps every recommendation visible so you can confirm or override it before extraction begins.

Editable workflow

From research question to a review you can inspect

Each stage stays visible, so you can revise the scope or evidence choices before generating again.

  1. 1

    Search and retrieve a deduplicated candidate set.

  2. 2

    Review relevance scores and AI screening recommendations.

  3. 3

    Confirm inclusion, record exclusions, resolve uncertain papers.

  4. 4

    Pass only the included set to extraction and synthesis.

Best for

  • Screening a candidate set against explicit eligibility criteria
  • Seeing why each paper was recommended for inclusion or exclusion
  • Overriding AI recommendations and keeping the audit trail

Not a replacement for

  • Replacing dual independent reviewer screening
  • Skipping full-text eligibility review

Facts on this page

Basis
Title/abstract

screening support before full-text review

Control
Human override

AI recommends, the reviewer decides

Trail
Auditable

decisions and reasons stay attached to each paper

Limits stated on this page

  • AI screening support does not replace dual independent screening where your protocol requires it.
  • Title and abstract screening is a first pass; full-text eligibility still needs human judgment.
  • Do not present AI-assisted screening counts as a completed PRISMA flow without documenting the method.

Keep evidence decisions visible

LitSynth treats AI as support for a review process. You keep control of which papers enter the evidence set and which claims need another check.

Score retrieved papers for relevance against your review question.

Receive include and exclude recommendations with stated reasons.

Confirm, override, or defer decisions on borderline papers.

Export a screening record that survives later inspection.

Questions researchers ask

Can AI do systematic review screening for me?

AI can prioritize records, apply your eligibility criteria consistently, and surface uncertain cases. The amount of manual review saved varies by topic and corpus, so final inclusion and exclusion decisions stay with the reviewer.

How is this different from screening in Rayyan?

Rayyan now supports full-text screening, data extraction, and risk-of-bias workflows. LitSynth differentiates by connecting inspectable screening decisions to its own evidence extraction and cited synthesis while keeping AI recommendations reviewable and auditable.

Can I see why a paper was excluded?

Yes. Each recommendation carries a stated reason tied to your eligibility criteria, and exclusions remain visible in the screening record rather than disappearing from the set.

Does AI-assisted screening satisfy PRISMA requirements?

PRISMA requires transparent reporting of how screening was done, not a specific tool. You should document AI assistance in your methods and retain human verification, which LitSynth supports by keeping decisions inspectable.

Continue your research workflow

Extract evidence from included papersDefine your protocol and criteria firstSee the full systematic review workflowScreening methods you can cite

Build the review, then revise any step

Search papers, screen the evidence, generate a cited draft, and return to earlier decisions whenever the scope needs to change.

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