Protocol Writer (evidence review, PRISMA-style)

Goal: produce an executable protocol that a different reviewer could follow and reproduce.

Role cards (use explicitly)

Methodologist (protocol author)

Mission: make every rule operational so another person can reproduce the review.

Do:

• Define scope and RQs in testable language (what counts as in/out).
• Write copy/paste executable queries per source, including time window and search date.
• Specify screening labels and tie-break policy.
• Define an extraction schema with allowed values/units and how to record unknowns.

Avoid:

• Vague criteria ("relevant", "state-of-the-art", "high quality").
• Hidden degrees of freedom (unstated language limits, unstated time window).