This problem is not addressed by any checklist or guideline. Desite the freely available plug and play nature of meta-analysis software, formal synthesis of results across studies or meta-analysis often requires input from someone with statistical expertise.
Articles that support this problem:
Journal impact factor is associated with PRISMA endorsement, but not with the methodological quality of low back pain systematic reviews: a methodological review
2020 : European spine journal
Evaluation of methodology and quality characteristics of systematic reviews in orthodontics
2011 : Orthodontics & craniofacial research
Prostate Artery Embolisation: Poor Design and Reporting Impact the Value of Current Systematic Reviews
2018 : European urology
Statistical methods can be improved within Cochrane pregnancy and childbirth reviews
2011 : Journal of clinical epidemiology
Flaws in the application and interpretation of statistical analyses in systematic reviews of therapeutic interventions were common: a cross-sectional analysis
2018 : Journal of clinical epidemiology
Reporting and methodological quality of systematic reviews in the orthopaedic literature
2013 : Jbjs
The methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the effectiveness of non-pharmacological cancer pain management
2015 : Pain management nursing
Several reasons explained the variation in the results of 22 meta-analyses addressing the same question
2019 : Journal of clinical epidemiology
Disagreements in meta-analyses using outcomes measured on continuous or rating scales: observer agreement study
2009 : Bmj
Epidemiology, quality, and reporting characteristics of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of nursing interventions published in Chinese journals
2015 : Nursing outlook
Methodological quality of meta-analyses on treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study using the AMSTAR (Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews) tool
2015 : Npj primary care respiratory medicine
The quality of systematic reviews about interventions for refractive error can be improved: a review of systematic reviews
2017 : Bmc ophthalmology
Methodological quality and risk-of-bias assessments in systematic reviews of treatments for peri-implantitis
2019 : Journal of periodontal research
Methodological quality and redundancy of systematic reviews that compare endarterectomy versus stenting for carotid stenosis
2019 : Bmj evidence-based medicine
Assessment of the quality of systematic reviews on COVID‐19: A comparative study of previous coronavirus outbreaks
2020 : Journal of medical virology
Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis on Asthma Treatments. A Cross-Sectional Study
2020 : Annals of the american thoracic society
Reasons or excuses for avoiding meta-analysis in forest plots
2008 : Bmj
Methods and reporting of systematic reviews of comparative accuracy were deficient: a methodological survey and proposed guidance
2020 : Journal of clinical epidemiology
A re-analysis of the Cochrane Library data: the dangers of unobserved heterogeneity in meta-analyses
2013 : Plos one [electronic resource]
A methodological review of how heterogeneity has been examined in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy.
2005 : Health technology assessment
Characteristics and quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational nutritional epidemiology: a cross-sectional study
2021 : American journal of clinical nutrition
Results from a meta-analysis comparing bovine carotid artery grafts with polytetrafluoroethylene grafts must be interpreted with caution due to methodological flaws
2021 : Journal of vascular access
The effectiveness of adjunctive measures in managing peri-implant mucositis: an umbrella review
2022 : International journal of implant dentistry
Reliability of the evidence to guide decision-making in foot ulcer prevention in diabetes: an overview of systematic reviews
2022 : Bmc medical research methodology
Caution should be exercised when assessing ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19 in systematic reviews
2022 : Reviews in medical virology
An Overview of Systematic Reviews: Acupuncture in the Treatment of Essential Hypertension
2022 : International journal of general medicine
Statistically significant meta-analyses of surgical weight loss interventions are reevaluated by the Hartung-Knapp method
2022 : Obesity reviews