This problem is addressed in PRISMA 2009, PRISMA 2020, AMSTAR 1, AMSTAR 2, ROBIS and MECIR. Systematic reviews should report all important characteristics regarding study design such as participants, the intervention and statistical analyses etc.
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
An analysis of quality of systematic reviews on pharmacist health interventions
2012 : International journal of clinical pharmacy
The methodological quality of systematic reviews on the treatment of adult major depression needs improvement according to AMSTAR 2: A cross-sectional study
2020 : Heliyon
Generalizability of findings from systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the Leading General Medical Journals
2020 : Journal of rehabilitation medicine
Quality assessment of systematic reviews regarding the effectiveness of zygomatic implants: an overview of systematic reviews
2020 : Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal
Quality assessment of the methods used in published opioid conversion reviews
2012 : Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy
Evaluating the quality of conduct of systematic reviews on the application of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for aphasia rehabilitation post-stroke
2020 : Aphasiology
Completeness of reporting of systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy based on the PRISMA-DTA reporting guideline
2019 : Clinical chemistry
Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of primary hypertension: a methodology overview of systematic reviews
2016 : Systematic reviews
Dissemination bias in systematic reviews of animal research: a systematic review
2014 : Plos one
Epidemiology and reporting characteristics of non-Cochrane updates of systematic reviews: A cross-sectional study
2020 : Research synthesis methods
Quality Assessment Errors and Study Misclassification Threaten Systematic Review Validity: Community Opioid Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Distribution Programs Review
2015 : Journal of addiction medicine
Improvement needed in the network geometry and inconsistency of Cochrane network meta-analyses: a cross-sectional survey
2019 : Journal of clinical epidemiology
The Cochrane HPV vaccine review was incomplete and ignored important evidence of bias
2018 : Bmj evidence-based medicine
Systematic review adherence to methodological or reporting quality
2017 : Systematic reviews
Overview authors rarely defined systematic reviews that are included in their overviews
2019 : Journal of clinical epidemiology
Quality assessment of systematic reviews on periodontal regeneration in humans
2013 : Journal of periodontology
Methodologically weak systematic review of Chinese herbal medicine for diabetic peripheral neuropathy calls for more rigorous trials
2013 : Focus on alternative and complementary therapies
Systematic reviews of surgical procedures in children: quantity, coverage and quality
2013 : Journal of paediatrics and child health
Assessment of the quality of reporting for treatment components in Cochrane reviews of acupuncture
2014 : Bmj open
Low Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews Published in the Urological Literature (2016-2018)
2020 : Urology
Applicability and generalisability of the results of systematic reviews to public health practice and policy: a systematic review
2010 : Trials [electronic resource]
Lack of sex-related analysis and reporting in Cochrane Reviews: a cross-sectional study
2022 : Systematic reviews
Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f. Preparations for Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
2022 : Evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine: ecam
A review found heterogeneous approaches and insufficient reporting in overviews on adverse events
2022 : Journal of clinical epidemiology
Trends in systematic reviews of kidney transplantation: A 10-year analysis of the evidence base
2023 : Transplantation reviews
Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for polycystic ovary syndrome: An overview of systematic reviews
2023 : The journal of integrative medicine