Author: Campbell Collaboration

By Sarah Young, Principal Librarian at Carnegie Mellon University The production and publishing of systematic reviews and meta-analyses has grown significantly in recent years. A title search for “systematic review” in Web of Science reveals a more than 10-fold increase in systematic reviews since 2010, with almost 40,000 in Web of Science indices in 2022…

President of the Campbell Board, Dr Jeremy Grimshaw has announced the appointment of Will Moy as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Campbell Collaboration. Will Moy has been Chief Executive of Full Fact since 2010. Full Fact is a UK-based charity that works to inform and improve public debate and reduce the harm done by…

‘Systematic reviews and meta-analysis: a Campbell Collaboration online course’ is a self-paced, asynchronous course covering the entire process of systematic reviewing, from problem formulation to meta-analysis. It was designed with Campbell researchers in mind, but suitable for anyone interested in learning rigorous review methods for the social sciences. Developed in collaboration with the Open Learning…

Providing a platform where researchers and decisionmakers – and all the stakeholders involved in the process of policymaking – can connect and collaborate has always been a challenge, and the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is no exception. Although the region faces political and social instabilities, there are multiple innovations, research advances and successful evidence-informed…

Shannon Shisler is an Editor with the Campbell International Development Coordinating Group. In this blog post, she shares her thoughts about the role, and explains how she came to be involved with Campbell. Would you like to join one of our editorial teams? Get in touch! 3ie staff meeting in Washington, DC in 2022 (Shannon…

By Nina Thorup Dalgaard, Senior researcher, VIVE Inclusion of children with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream educational settings does not, in general, improve their learning outcomes or well-being. In our recent systematic review and meta-analysis, we found studies showing that inclusion has positive effects, and studies that show the opposite. The systematic review analyses…

The Campbell Crime & Justice Coordinating Group (CJCG) is recruiting Associate Editors to support the production of high-quality, policy-relevant systematic reviews. We anticipate that newly-recruited Associate Editors will go on to become Editors and build the editorial capacity of the CJCG. Background The vision of the Campbell Collaboration is to bring about positive social change,…

Campbell is hiring a full-time Strategic Initiatives Coordinator for six months, with the possibility of extension. Applicants must be resident in Canada. For full details, including how to apply, click here. The deadline for applications is 20 January 2023. The Strategic Initiatives Coordinator will report to the interim CEO and Editor in Chief, Vivian Welch.…

By Vivian Welch, Editor in Chief and interim CEO 2022 has been a year full of changes for Campbell. We have updated Campbell’s strategy, which now emphasizes our commitment to addressing emerging global societal challenges by enabling use of rigorous evidence synthesis to inform decisions. In our journal Campbell Systematic Reviews, we published our largest…

The Campbell Collaboration’s vision is ‘Better evidence for a better world’. We aim to achieve this vision through our mission of promoting positive social and economic change through the production and use of systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis for evidence-based policy and practice in the social and economic sectors. The Campbell Collaboration is seeking…