Legal Reforms and Outcomes of the Action of Police Institutions in Combating Violence Against Women: A Systematic Review Protocol

“…A pilot assessment will be conducted to train the reviewers involved in this study under the supervision of an experienced researcher. This training session aims to standardize the screening decisions based on the pre-established eligibility criteria [ 45 ] for this scoping review. It will also include guidance on using the Rayyan ® software, ensuring reviewers become familiar with its features and functionalities.…”

“…Secondary searches will be conducted through citation tracking to identify additional relevant literature [ 29 ] by mapping citations from articles included in the initial phase of the systematic review [ 30 ], as well as from review articles that, although excluded, were flagged for this purpose due to their partial relevance to the research topic [ 31 ]. This process will be carried out using the Litmaps® platform ( https://www.litmaps.com/ ), which employs artificial intelligence to locate related studies based on a reference article (called seed) and maps scientific evidence through cross-references and citations [ 31 ] ( Fig. 1 ).…”

“…A pilot assessment will be conducted to train the reviewers involved in this study under the supervision of an experienced researcher [ 23 ]. The objectives of this training session are to standardize screening decisions based on the pre-established eligibility criteria for this systematic review [ 31 ]. It will also include guidance on using the Rayyan® software, ensuring reviewers become familiar with its features and functionalities, as well as promoting a standardized analysis process and helping reviewers correctly label the studies at each review stage [ 23 ].…”

“…Secondary searches will be conducted through citation tracking to identify additional relevant literature [ 45 ] by mapping citations from articles included in the initial phase of the review [ 46 ], as well as from review articles that, although excluded, were flagged for this purpose due to their partial relevance to the research topic [ 47 ]. This process will be carried out using the Litmaps ® platform ( https://www.litmaps.com/ ), which employs artificial intelligence to locate related studies based on a reference article (called seed) and maps scientific evidence through cross-references and citations [ 47 ] ( Fig 1 ). For each included article, a search will be performed in Litmaps ® using its respective digital object identifier (DOI) [ 46 ].…”

“…A pilot assessment will be conducted to train the reviewers involved in this study under the supervision of an experienced researcher. This training session objectives to standardize the screening decisions based on the pre-established eligibility criteria for this review [ 47 ]. It will also include guidance on using the Rayyan ® software, ensuring reviewers become familiar with its features and functionalities, as well as promote a standardized analysis process and help reviewers correctly label the studies at each review stage [ 48 ].…”