I am conducting a systematic literature review searching articles from four electronic databases. But the articles I retrieved seem to contain inadequate information to achieve the objectives of the review. I am thinking to extract information from webpages which I know contains information I want. My concern is in searching the webpages I won’t use search terms as I have done for databases. Would you advise me to continuing the search the webpages? Will the method still remain scientifically sound?
Method: Abstracts will be searched from electronic databases. In addition, webpages of government authorities will be searched to extract the information.
Dear Dr. Dinede
Transparency is key here. As long as you mention this, it may be appropriate. Searching for reports via web pages is a great supplement to the database search, and it is ok if you cannot use the search terms that you use in the databases. The reference lists and the citations of the included papers and similar reviews are also valuable sources.
I hope this aided you
Sincerely
Martin
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