Synthēsis invites submissions for short-format meta-analyses across all areas of medicine.
Each paper should present a clear, reproducible synthesis of existing evidence on a well-defined clinical, diagnostic, or prognostic question.
Short Meta-Analyses (≤400 words) and Methods Notes (≤1000 words). Submissions must includet include:
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A pre-registered protocol (PROSPERO or OSF)
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Full PRISMA 2020 flow diagram
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Risk of bias assessment (RoB 2 or ROBINS-I)
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GRADE summary of evidence
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Open data and analysis code with DOIs
Accepted papers are published Open Access under the CC BY 4.0 licence.
Submissions are open year-round.
Welcome to Synthēsis
June 6, 2026
Synthēsis is now publishing open-access, peer-reviewed research.