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Phase 1: Design
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In relationship to the overall research field of crop simulation and data requirement, is this literature review needed and does it make a substantial, practical, or theoretical contribution?
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Are the motivation, the purpose, and the research question(s) for reviewing the challenges and opportunities in crop modelling clearly stated and motivated?
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Does the review account for the previous literature review and other relevant literature?
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Is the approach/methodology for the literature review clearly stated?
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Is this the most appropriate approach to address the research problem?
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Are the search strategy clearly and transparently described and motivated (including search terms, databases used, and explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria)?
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Phase 2: Conduct
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Is the search process appropriate for this type of review?
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Have proper measures been taken to ensure research quality?
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Can it be trusted that the final sample is appropriate and in concordance with the review’s overall purpose?
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Phase 3: Data abstraction and analysis
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Is the data abstracted from the article appropriate in concordance with the overall purpose of the review?
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Is the process for abstracting data accurately described?
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Have proper measures been taken to ensure quality data abstraction?
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Is the chosen data analysis technique appropriate with the overall research question and the data abstracted?
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Is the analysis process properly described and transparent?
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Phase 4: Structuring and writing the review
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Is the review article organized coherently in relation to the overall approach and research question?
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Can the overall method of conducting the literature review be replicated?
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Is the result of the review reported appropriately and clearly?
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Does the article synthesize the literature review findings into a clear and valuable contribution to the topic?
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Are questions or directions for further research included? Are the results from the review useable?
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