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Everything you need to get started with Lumina and master systematic review screening.
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Search Multiple Academic Databases and Grey Literature
See how Lumina supplements a Scopus workflow with seven scholarly and government source bundles, five-language government query expansion, deduplication, and provenance labels.
How to Do a Systematic Review
Start with the end-to-end methodology before tools, imports, and screening details.
Import from Scientific Databases
Use the right export settings so titles and abstracts arrive intact.
When to Stop Screening
Learn when early stopping is defensible and when to screen everything.
Why Teams Switch to Lumina
Compare Lumina with older screening tools before you commit.
Getting Started
Create a Project
Define your research question and inclusion/exclusion criteria. Or start with a demo dataset.
Upload Papers
Import scientific papers from any database, or search scholarly sources and official government grey literature directly.
Screen with AI
AI ranks papers by relevance. Use keyboard shortcuts (I/E/M) to make decisions quickly.
Export Results
Export to CSV, Excel, or RIS. Generate a PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for your paper.
Features & Tools
Systematic Review Screening Software
See title and abstract screening, AI prioritization, dual review, conflicts, and traceable exports.
AI-Powered Screening
Active learning ranks papers by relevance so your team can review the most promising studies first.
AI Explanations & Transparency
Get a second opinion from AI when unsure. Pixel-Bot explains why a paper may be relevant while the reviewer makes the final decision.
Evidence Search & Import
Search scholarly and government sources in Lumina, or import complete exports from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and other databases.
Dual Screening & Teams
Blinded dual-review mode with automatic conflict detection and resolution workflow.
Conflict Resolution
When reviewers disagree, Lumina flags conflicts automatically for discussion or third-reviewer adjudication.
PRISMA Flow Diagram
Auto-generated PRISMA 2020-compliant diagram based on your screening data. Export as PNG or SVG.
Stopping Strategies
Evaluate when additional screening has low yield, then validate and document any stopping decision.
Automatic Deduplication
Automatic deduplication via DOI, title similarity (≥85%), and author+year rules. Duplicates retained for auditability.
Export & Compatibility
Export to CSV, Excel, or RIS format. Compatible with EndNote, Zotero, Covidence, and Rayyan.
Full-Text PDFs
Auto-fetch open-access PDFs using DOIs (Unpaywall) or upload subscription PDFs manually.
Review Monitoring
Run recurring searches and triage deduplicated, relevance-ranked evidence in a separate update inbox.
Systematic Review Methodology Guides
In-depth articles to help you plan, execute, and publish your systematic review.
How to Search Grey Literature
Choose sources, adapt queries, document results, and report a reproducible supplementary search.
How to Do a Systematic Review
Step-by-step guide from research question to publication.
PICO Framework
Structure your research question using Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome.
Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria
How to define clear, reproducible eligibility criteria for your review.
Title & Abstract Screening
Best practices and techniques for efficient title/abstract screening.
Active Learning in Screening
How AI learns from your decisions to prioritize relevant papers.
Best Systematic Review Tools
Compare tools for screening, data extraction, and review management.
ASReview Import Conversion
Why scientific database exports often need cleanup before ASReview and how to avoid the manual conversion step.
How to Import Scientific Papers
Export from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and citation managers, then import into Lumina.
Systematic Review Protocol
What to include in your protocol before searching, screening, and extraction.
Export from PubMed
Step-by-step export instructions for `.nbib` and CSV files with abstracts.
Export from Scopus
Configure RIS export settings so abstracts and keywords are included.
Export from Web of Science
Use full record export settings and batch ranges that preserve metadata.
Export from Embase
Export biomedical references and EMTREE indexing in full record RIS format.
Export from CINAHL
Export nursing and allied health references with abstracts via EBSCOhost.
Export from Cochrane Library
Export Cochrane Reviews and CENTRAL clinical trials with abstracts included.
Export from Google Scholar
Export citations via My Library and desktop harvesting workflows.
Export from PsycINFO
Configure APA PsycNet, EBSCOhost, and Ovid exports in RIS format.
PRISMA Flow Diagram Explained
Understand what the diagram shows and how to report each count correctly.
PRISMA 2020 Checklist
Complete checklist for PRISMA 2020 compliance in your systematic review.
Dual Screening
Why two reviewers screen independently and how to resolve conflicts.
How Many Papers to Screen?
Build a review-specific workload estimate from search yield and pilot speed.
Conflict Resolution
Methods for resolving disagreements between reviewers in dual screening.
Full-Text PDF Retrieval
How Lumina fetches open-access PDFs automatically or lets you upload manually.
Review Monitoring Guide
Set up recurring searches and safely triage ranked updates for living systematic reviews.
Free PRISMA Flow Diagram Generator
Create an official PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for your systematic review — no account required. Export as PNG or SVG.
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