There are several steps involved in the completion of a Scoping Review. The following guide to the Scoping Review process provides a summary of the key steps that are involved.
Define Your Research Objectives and formulate a Question
The first and probably the most important step is to clearly define the purpose of your review.
Because scoping reviews cover broad topics, your question should be broad but focused enough to guide your search. “A broad review question is fine, but reviewers must be clear about the purpose and specific about the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Defining these clearly now will save a lot of time and prevent problems further down the line”. (Covidence .org).
The JBI recommends the use the PCC (Population, Concept, Context) Framework to help structure your research question. This approach allows researchers to ask a relatively broad question, while applying sensible parameters.
Example question: “What evidence exists regarding the impact of online learning on the mental health of university students?”
