SANRA QA

1) Justification of the article’s importance for the readership

0 - The importance is not justified.

1 - The importance is alluded to, but not explicitly justified.

2 - The importance is explicitly justified.

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2) Statement of concrete aims or formulation of questions

0 - No aims or questions are formulated.

1 - Aims are formulated generally but not concretely or in terms of clear questions.

2 - One or more concrete aims or questions are formulated.

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3) Description of the literature search

0 - The search strategy is not presented.

1 - The literature search is described briefly.

2 - The literature search is described in detail, including search terms and inclusion criteria.

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4) Referencing

0 - Key statements are not supported by references.

1 - The referencing of key statements is inconsistent.

2 - Key statements are supported by references.

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5) Scientific reasoning

0 - The article’s point is not based on appropriate arguments.

1 - Appropriate evidence is introduced selectively.

2 - Appropriate evidence is generally present.

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6) Appropriate presentation of data

0 - Data are presented inadequately.

1 - Data are often not presented in the most appropriate way.

2 - Relevant outcome data are generally presented appropriately.

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