EPPI-Reviewer
EPPI-Reviewer is web-based software for managing and analysing literature-review data, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
What EPPI-Reviewer is
EPPI-Reviewer is web-based software for managing and analysing literature-review data, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses. It stores references and PDF files and supports qualitative and quantitative analysis, including meta-analysis and thematic synthesis. Automation tools include deduplication, study clustering, priority screening and study-type classifiers, as well as RobotReviewer and Human Behaviour Change Project tools. A review can connect to one Zotero Group Library to exchange data and locate or upload full-text documents. OpenAlex tools support Boolean searches, citation chasing, review updates and machine-learning suggestions for new records. The service says it supports reviews of different sizes, with some existing reviews containing over a million items. A free one-month trial requires a user account and allows unlimited non-shareable reviews; a shareable trial review can be arranged through support. When an account or shareable review expires, access becomes read-only until access is purchased or extended. A user fee is £10 a month, and a shareable review costs £35 a month per review. Each member of a shared review needs an active user account.
Good
- Supports qualitative and quantitative review analysis.
- Automation includes deduplication and priority screening.
- Connects reviews to a Zotero Group Library.
- OpenAlex tools support searches and review updates.
- One-month trial allows unlimited non-shareable reviews.
Watch out
- Shared reviews require active accounts for all members.
- Expired access becomes read-only until purchased or extended.
- Data recovery after accidental changes is available for a fee.
- Project-specific support and training are chargeable or by request.
Who it suits
EPPI-Reviewer suits researchers managing systematic reviews, meta-analyses or other literature reviews who need screening automation and qualitative or quantitative analysis. It is web-based and includes a one-month trial for account holders.
Verdict
EPPI-Reviewer brings review management, analysis and automation into a web-based tool. Account for the user and shared-review fees, and check its read-only expiry terms if access continuity matters.
Plans and prices
From EPPI-Reviewer's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| User fee | £10 a month | access to software · unlimited non-shareable reviews · £10 per month |
| Shareable review fee | £35 a month | shared review requires active user accounts for all members · £10/month per user account · £35 per month per review |
| Direct support — hourly | £80, paid once | VAT added for European purchases · £80 per hour |
| Direct support — full day | £500, paid once | support hours can be spread over the length of a project · VAT added for European purchases · £500 for a full day (7 hours) |
The facts
Each one read from EPPI-Reviewer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analysis features
- It stores references and PDF files and supports qualitative and quantitative analysis, including meta-analysis and thematic synthesis.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Automation tools include deduplication, study clustering, priority screening, study-type classifiers, and RobotReviewer and Human Behaviour Change Project tools.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Data recovery limit
- The maker says recovery after accidental deletion or modification is available for a fee and that backups are not kept forever.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Expiration
- When an account or shareable review expires, access is restricted to read-only until the appropriate access is purchased or extended.checked 3 Oct 2026
- OpenAlex integration
- OpenAlex tools support Boolean searches, citation chasing, review updates, and machine-learning suggestions for new records.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- EPPI-Reviewer is web-based software for managing and analysing literature-review data, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Review scale
- The service says it supports small or large reviews, with some existing reviews containing over a million items.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security and backups
- The maker says data changes are logged and backed up daily, with production data in Azure West Europe and encrypted backup copies in West Europe and North Europe.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- Email support is included, with a stated aim to respond within one working day; direct project-specific support and training are chargeable or arranged on request.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Zotero integration
- EPPI-Reviewer can connect a review to a Zotero Group Library to exchange data and locate or upload full-text documents; each review maps to one library.checked 3 Oct 2026
Money
- Eligible free access
- The fees page says Cochrane authors can access EPPI-Reviewer without payment using Archie credentials and that it is freely available for Campbell Collaboration reviews and maps.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Trial
- A free one-month trial requires a user account and allows unlimited non-shareable reviews; a shareable trial review can be arranged by contacting support.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- London, UKchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- EPPI-Reviewer is developed and maintained by the EPPI Centre, which the maker describes as part of UCL’s Social Science Research Unit and UCL Social Research Institute.checked 3 Oct 2026
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