How to resolve a conflict during Full text screening

In the case of double screening, conflicts may arise between researchers.

• To initiate conflict resolution during Full-text screening, open the My Tasks panel and click the Conflict button.

• In the Conflicts tab you will see all the conflicts generated by you and your team, as well as the partial decisions of the team members.

Disagreement reconciliation module 

The Disagreement Reconciliation module consists of three panels:

• Previous decision (on the right, upper section)

• Final decision panel (on the right, bottom section)

• Uploaded PDF file (central part of the screen), click on 'Next PDF' to switch to supplementary material attached to the main PDF.'

To resolve conflicts:

• Click 'Apply' to the decision of the researcher whose decision is correct. This researcher's decision and comments will be transferred to the final decision panel.

• Confirm your final decision by clicking either the 'Save' button at the bottom of the screen.

• Once you have completed your work, please remember to send your final decision.

When both researchers have made the wrong decision:

• Use the Decision panel at the bottom of the page and select the correct decision.

• Confirm your final decision by clicking 'Save' button at the bottom of the screen.

• Once you have completed your work, remember to Send all the decisions
  

Tip: If you have any doubts, you can always access the screening instruction. You will find screening questions under the exclusion buttons. You can use the arrows to jump to the next study without making a final decision.

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