What's the difference between review and systematic review?

Summary and systematic evaluation are both commonly used methods in scientific research, but their emphasis and purpose are different.

1. Key:

-Summary: summarize, sort out and analyze the existing research results mainly around the research status of a certain field or theme, so as to provide reference for subsequent research. Summary usually does not involve the specific research design and implementation process, but gives a comprehensive description of the research field from a macro perspective.

-systematic evaluation: mainly focusing on the evaluation of the effect of specific problems or intervention measures, and drawing conclusions about problems or intervention measures through comprehensive analysis of multiple research results. Systematic review usually involves specific research design and implementation process, including selecting appropriate research samples, determining research variables, collecting data, etc.

2. Purpose:

-Summary: It aims to provide researchers with a knowledge system about a certain field and help them understand the research status, development trend and existing problems in this field. At the same time, the review can also provide new research ideas and methods for researchers and promote interdisciplinary and innovation.

-Systematic evaluation: It aims to make an objective and comprehensive evaluation of specific problems or intervention measures and provide a basis for decision makers to guide practice. Systematic evaluation can help researchers understand the similarities and differences between different studies, evaluate the quality and reliability of research, and find potential deviations and deficiencies, thus providing reference for improving research methods and improving research quality.

In a word, the summary mainly focuses on the knowledge system and development trend in the research field, and the systematic evaluation mainly focuses on the evaluation of specific problems or the effect of intervention measures. They are different in research methods and research purposes, but they are often combined with each other in practical research, both of which provide support for academic research.