Table 1 Characteristics of Scoping Reviews (ScRs), by adequate justification for their conduct (nā=ā40)
| Ā | Justification for conducting Scoping Reviews | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No N (%) | Yes N (%) | Total N (100%) | |
Year | |||
Ā 2016 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1 |
Ā 2017 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 |
Ā 2018 | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
Ā 2019 | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 4 |
Ā 2020 | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | 7 |
Ā 2021 | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | 17 |
Ā 2022 | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | 8 |
Journal | |||
Ā Orthodontic | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | 22 |
Ā Non-specialty | 11 (61.1) | 7 (38.9) | 18 |
Continent | |||
Ā America | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | 7 |
Ā Europe | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) | 17 |
Ā Asia/other | 11 (68.7) | 5 (31.3) | 16 |
No. of authors | |||
Ā 1ā3 | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 13 |
Ā 4ā5 | 9 (50.0) | 9 (50.0) | 18 |
Ā ā„ā6 | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 9 |
Methodologist | |||
Ā No | 22 (56.4) | 17 (43.6) | 39 |
Ā Yes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1 |
Appropriate reporting guidelines [if any] | |||
Ā No | 13 (68.4) | 6 (31.6) | 19 |
Ā Yes | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 21 |
Registration | |||
Ā No | 18 (52.9) | 16 (47.1) | 34 |
Ā Yes | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 6 |
Total | 22 (55.0) | 18 (45.0) | 40 |