Rayyan: AI-Powered Systematic Review and Literature Review Management Platform
Rayyan is an advanced, intelligent research collaboration platform designed to streamline and accelerate the process of conducting systematic reviews and literature reviews. Developed by researchers for researchers, with the input of subject matter experts, Rayyan leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of research workflows.
Key Features and Functionality
Reference Management
- Import References: Users can upload multiple files in various industry-standard formats, including compressed files. Rayyan also allows direct import from Mendeley, accessing its vast repository of over 100 million reference articles.
- De-Duplication: Rayyan’s advanced de-duplication feature automatically identifies and removes duplicate references, ensuring that researchers do not waste time reviewing the same article multiple times.
Screening and Decision Making
- Relevance Ranking: After making a series of decisions, Rayyan’s AI generates a 5-star relevance ranking for the remaining articles, helping researchers quickly identify the most relevant studies.
- Keywords and Filters: Users can enter precise keywords for inclusion and exclusion, filter references by these keywords, and use keyword highlighting to quickly spot relevant articles.
- PICO Elements: Rayyan detects and highlights PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) elements with a high confidence level, facilitating faster identification of relevant articles.
Collaboration and Organization
- Collaboration Tools: Researchers can invite an unlimited number of collaborators to a review, and the platform allows real-time collaboration. Collaborators need their own Rayyan accounts to participate.
- Chat and Communication: Built-in chat features enable team members to communicate effectively, and a help chat is available for support from Rayyan’s team.
- Role Management: Users can manage roles and revoke collaborators while choosing to preserve or delete their contributions.
Productivity and Mobility
- Mobile App: The Rayyan mobile app allows researchers to work on reviews on-the-go, even offline, turning fragmented time into productive hours.
- Offline Capability: Reviews can be downloaded to work offline, and progress is synced once the user is back online.
Data Extraction and Reporting
- Data Extraction: Rayyan facilitates smooth data extraction with customization logs that record all decisions, labels, and exclusion reasons. This helps in tracking all actions and customizations made during the review.
- PRISMA Flowcharts: The platform can generate pre-set, ready-to-use PRISMA flowcharts, adhering to PRISMA guidelines and enhancing the reproducibility of the research.
Efficiency and Automation
- Bulk Actions: Users can tag, exclude, or include multiple studies in bulk, significantly streamlining the review process.
- Intelligent Search: The intelligent search bar returns relevant articles, including word variations, to find all relevant studies quickly.
Support and Resources
- Help Center: Rayyan offers a comprehensive Help Center with tutorials, FAQs, and help articles. Users can also request additional support from the Rayyan team.