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Methodological and reporting quality across scoping reviews needed improvement, prompting development of the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist and explanation. Built by a 24-member expert panel and research leads from EQUATOR Network guidance, the final set includes 20 essential and 2 optional reporting items, each accompanied by rationale and examples.","Annals of Internal Medicine RESEARCH AND REPORTING METHODS  \nPRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews(PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation  \nAndrea C. Tricco, PhD, MSc; Erin Lillie, MSc; Wasifa Zarin, MPH; Kelly K. O’Brien, PhD, BScPT; Heather Colquhoun, PhD;  \nDanielle Levac, PhD, MSc, BScPT; David Moher, PhD, MSc; Micah D.J. Peters, PhD, MA(Q); Tanya Horsley, PhD; Laura Weeks, PhD; Susanne Hempel, PhD; ElieA. Akl, MD, PhD, MPH; Christine Chang, MD, MPH; Jessie McGowan, PhD; Lesley Stewart, PhD, MSc; Lisa Hartling, PhD, MSc, BScPT; Adrian Aldcroft, BA(Hons), BEd; Michael G. Wilson, PhD; Chantelle Garritty, MSc;  \nSimon Lewin, PhD; Christina M. Godfrey, PhD, RN; Marilyn T. Macdonald, PhD, MSN; Etienne V. Langlois, PhD; Karla Soares-Weiser, MD, PhD; Jo Moriarty, MA; Tammy Clifford, PhD, MSc; ¨Ozge Tunalp, MD, PhD, MPH; and  \nSharon E. Straus, MD, MSc  \nScoping reviews, a type of knowledge synthesis, follow a systematic approach to map evidence on a topic and identify main concepts, theories, sources, and knowledge gaps. Although more scoping reviews are being done, their methodological and reporting quality need improvement. This document presents the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist and explanation. The checklist was developed by a 24-member expert panel and 2 research leads following published guidance from the EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network. The final checklist contains 20 es-  \nsential reporting items and 2 optional items. The authors provide a rationale and an example of good reporting for each item. The intent of the PRISMA-ScR is to help readers (including researchers, publishers, commissioners, policymakers, health care providers, guideline developers, and patients or consumers) develop a greater understanding of relevant terminology, core concepts, and key items to report for scoping reviews.  \nAnn Intern Med. 2018;[169:467-473. doi:10.7326/M18-0850](169:467-473. doi:10.7326/M18-0850 Annals.org)[ Annals.org](169:467-473. doi:10.7326/M18-0850 Annals.org)[ ](169:467-473. doi:10.7326/M18-0850 Annals.org)For author affiliations, see end of text.  \nThis article was published [at Annals.org](at Annals.org) on 4 September 2018.  \nScoping reviews can be conducted to meet various  \nobjectives. They may examine the extent (that is, size), range (variety), and nature (characteristics) of the evidence on a topic or question; determine the value of undertaking a systematic review; summarize findings from a body of knowledge that is heterogeneous in methods or discipline; or identify gaps in the literature to aid the planning and commissioning of future research (1, 2) . A recent scoping review by members of our team suggested that although the number of scoping reviews in the literature is increasing steadily, methodological and reporting quality needs to improve in order to facilitate complete and transparent reporting (1) . Results from a survey on scoping review terminology, definitions, and methods showed a lack of consensus on how to conduct and report scoping reviews (3) .  \nThe Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) published a guidance document for the conduct of scoping reviews (4)(updated in 2017 [5]) based on earlier work by Arksey and O’Malley (6) and Levac and colleagues (7) . However, a reporting guideline for scoping reviews currently does not exist.  \nReporting guidelines outline a minimum set of items to include in research reports and have been shown to increase methodological transparency and uptake of research findings (8, 9). Although a reporting guideline exists for systematic reviews—the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) statement (10)—scoping reviews serve a different purpose (11) . 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