Can reviewers record and export reasons for exclusion?

Yes. Reviewers can record reasons for exclusion, especially during full-text review where PRISMA-related reporting often requires clear exclusion categories. These reasons can be reviewed, resolved, and exported for use in reporting or audit files.

Good exclusion-reason practice matters. Teams should define exclusion categories before full-text review, avoid overlapping categories where possible, and ensure reviewers use categories consistently. If categories change later, the team should decide whether existing decisions need cleanup.

Exports can support internal QA, sponsor review, manuscript preparation, or PRISMA flow documentation, but final reporting should still be checked by the review team.



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