Covidence is a web-based tool designed to support knowledge synthesis projects, including systematic and scoping reviews.

It supports:

citation screening
full text review
risk of bias assessment
extraction of study characteristics and outcomes
export of data and references

How to join the Uof T Libraries' Covidence institutional license

To request access to the institutional account in Covidence, you must use your current UTORONTO email address (e.g. @utoronto.ca).

Go to the Covidence Signup
Enter your information (using your UTORONTO email address) and click "Request Invitation" link
Accept the invitation in your email
Log in to your existing Covidence account or sign up for a new account.

Users with accounts

If you have already joined the University of Toronto Libraries' Covidence account, you can proceed directly to the log in page.

Important note about uploading of full text of articles

Note that University of Toronto reviewers are cautioned to NOT upload the full text of articles obtained through University of Toronto Libraries’ subscriptions or document delivery to Covidence due to licensing and copyright restrictions. You may upload the full text of articles when they have been made available under terms and conditions which permit this use, such as by an open license. Please contact the Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office (scholarly.communications@library.utoronto.ca) with any questions regarding sharing licensed intellectual property.

Need support?

For specific questions related to using Covidence, including troubleshooting, check out Covidence’s Knowledge Base or contact Covidence Support at support@covidence.org.

Learn how to use Covidence from Covidence’s YouTube Channel or tune-in to their monthly webinar for new users.

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