How it works

From a research question to reportable evidence.

NAYANIKA guides researchers through the complexity of evidence synthesis, one transparent stage at a time.

  1. STEP 01

    Plan

    Define your research question and build a reproducible protocol.

    Choose a question framework such as PICO, PECO or SPIDER, set eligibility criteria and record your review type before any searching begins.

  2. STEP 02

    Discover

    Build search strategies and bring research references into one workspace.

    Document database queries, import records from multiple sources and remove duplicates so your evidence base stays clean and traceable.

  3. STEP 03

    Screen

    Review titles, abstracts and full-text studies systematically.

    Apply criteria consistently, work in pairs, resolve conflicts and keep an auditable record of every inclusion and exclusion reason.

  4. STEP 04

    Analyze

    Extract evidence and assess study quality.

    Use structured extraction fields and appraise methodological quality and risk of bias across the included studies.

  5. STEP 05

    Synthesize

    Connect findings, track your workflow and prepare PRISMA reporting.

    Group findings into themes or effect estimates, monitor completion and generate the numbers your PRISMA 2020 flow diagram requires.

The full workflow

Every step stays connected.

Research QuestionProtocolSearch StrategyReference ImportDeduplicationScreeningFull-text EligibilityData ExtractionQuality AssessmentEvidence SynthesisPRISMA Reporting