SyRF

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SyRF is ranked #7 of 30 in systematic review software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Web. There is a free plan.

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SyRF Free Freely available online platform; feature set is described as minimum and under continuous development help.syrf.org.uk · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on systematic review software

Free plan: Yes
Reference deduplication: No
Data extraction: Yes
Full-text storage: Yes
Protocol support: Yes
Review types: systematic review, meta-analysis

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The record

Purpose: SyRF supports evidence synthesis and systematic reviews of preclinical research, including storing extracted data and providing educational resources and guidance.
Collaboration: Researchers can collaborate on projects and tailor project workflows to their needs.
Screening: Reviewers can screen studies against project inclusion and exclusion criteria, with two independent screeners and a third reviewer for disagreements by default.
Single screening limit: Single screening can be enabled for student projects; the guide does not recommend it for reviews intended for journal publication.
Annotation: Project administrators can build annotation questions and assign them to review stages.
Reference imports: SyRF accepts deduplicated references as EndNote Desktop XML or CSV; XML exports from EndNote Web or other software are not compatible.
PDF handling: Full-text PDFs can be linked to studies, but users must provide the PDFs separately for the SyRF team to process and store.
Data export: Project administrators can download studies and associated data, including quantitative data for analysis in software such as R or SAS.
Project visibility: Projects can be public or private; public project names and descriptions are visible to other SyRF users.
Known workflow limit: A project currently supports only one set of inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Support: The guide directs users to contact the SyRF Help Desk for help with manual screening-disagreement reconciliation.
Developer and funding: CAMARADES developed SyRF with initial funding from the UK National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs).
Intended users: SyRF is intended for researchers conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of preclinical studies.
Price from: Free

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Sources

help.syrf.org.uk/about.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
help.syrf.org.uk/stages/screening.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
help.syrf.org.uk/stages/create-stage.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
help.syrf.org.uk/studies/prepare-references.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
help.syrf.org.uk/studies/manage-pdfs.html· checked 3 Oct 2026
help.syrf.org.uk/data-export· checked 3 Oct 2026
help.syrf.org.uk/projects/create-project.html· checked 3 Oct 2026