SRC01¶


Research	R0002 — Research Standards for AI-Assisted Writing
Run	2026-03-13
Claim	C008
Search	S01, S02
Result	S01-R01, S02-R01
Source	SRC01

ROBIS Primary Publication (Whiting et al., 2016)

Source¶

Whiting P, Savovic J, Higgins JPT, et al. "ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed." Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2016;69:225-234. PMC4687950.

URL: Not captured — experimental run

Summary¶

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	Low risk
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A -- not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A -- not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale¶

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Peer-reviewed, published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. Tool development study with Delphi process. Widely cited. Tool adopted by Cochrane and WHO.
Relevance	Primary source for the ROBIS tool structure. Defines the three phases and four Phase 2 domains. This IS the tool the claim references. Exact topic match.
Bias flags	No concerns. Academic authors funded by research council. Transparent tool development process using Delphi methodology.

Evidence Extracts¶

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC01-E01	Phase 2 covers four domains of bias in systematic reviews
SRC01-E02	ROBIS has three phases total, not just the four domains