--- title: "Basics of JBI SUMARI" canonical: "https://jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/space/SKB/3345151/Basics%20of%20JBI%20SUMARI" format: markdown --- JBI SUMARI (System for the Unified Management of the Assessment and Review of Information) is a software package designed to assist in the conduct of JBI systematic reviews. JBI SUMARI is a web-based application designed to assist researchers and practitioners in fields such as health, social sciences and humanities. JBI SUMARI supports the conduct and reporting of diverse evidence syntheses, including qualitative, text and opinion, mixed methods, effectiveness and more. Individual subscriptions can be purchased via MYJBI for US$130 per annum. If you attended the JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program you will have complimentary access to JBI SUMARI for 12 months. If you are an active core staff member of a contributing JBIC Centre of Excellence you will have complimentary access. To retain access to your projects when changing jobs, moving between institutions, etc. you can easily update the email address associated with your MYJBI profile by follow the steps below: Login to MYJBI with your username ( Please note that usernames are case-sensitive ) . Hover over your profile icon, select [Account] Update your email address, and Click [SAVE] Institutional subscriptions are managed by our commercial partners,  Wolters Kluwer , who can be contacted at    wkhealth-support@wolterskluwer.com  for more information about pricing, permissions, access, etc. All first-time users of JBI SUMARI are encouraged to make use of our free 14 day free trial. The free-trial can be accessed from our homepage   and includes complete and unrestricted access to the features and benefits of JBI SUMARI for you to try before you buy.  If you have used JBI SUMARI in your research project please use the following citation:  Munn, Z., Aromataris, E., Tufanaru, C., Stern, C., Porritt, K., Farrow, J., Lockwood, C., Stephenson, M., Moola, S., Lizarondo, L. and McArthur, A., 2018. The development of software to support multiple systematic review types: the JBI System for the Unified Management, Assessment and Review of Information (JBI SUMARI). International journal of evidence-based healthcare. Access the full article   JBI SUMARI is an online web-based application. This means you don’t need to install any software. To ensure you receive the best of user experience, we recommend using a modern browser such as Google Chrome or Firefox when using JBI SUMARI. In some other browsers (such as Internet Explorer and Safari) there are some features which will not work correctly, such as the qualitative synthesis. Currently JBI SUMARI is only able to be used online. We are investigating offline use and hope to have this as a feature in the future. Access the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis Currently all project participants require a valid SUMARI licence, whether purchased individually or part of a Institutional licence. When considering inviting participants to your projects, it is important to remember that you can only collaborate with other JBI SUMARI users who have an active JBI SUMARI subscription.  Please refer to 'How do I subscribe to JBI SUMARI?' below. Project Owner Privileged Author Author Reviewer Project Can invite participants Can edit roles allocated to participants Can edit project owner Protocol Can view the protocol builder Can edit the protocol section headings and text Study Selection Can create and import studies for screening Can change the number of times each record needs to be screened Can decide who can manage conflicts Can view the studies Can perform study screening Can resolve screening conflicts Appraisal Can conduct a preliminary critical appraisal Can conduct final (third) critical appraisal Can view/edit own final critical appraisal results Data Extraction Can conduct data extraction Can view final data extraction results an edit own final data extraction results Can edit any final data extraction results Synthesis Can perform qualitative synthesis Can perform meta-analysis There are a few ways to subscribe: Complimentary subscription - to be eligible for complimentary access you must meet one of the following criteria: Be a nominated Core Staff member of a JBI Collaboration (JBIC) Entity. (  To learn more about joining the JBI Collaboration visit our website , the  JBIC resource portal  or email jbic@adelaide.edu.au ), or  Attend a JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program at JBI or a JBIC Entity (complimentary access to SUMARI is granted for 1 year from the commencement of JBI CSRTP). Please see our Training & Events page for training delivered by JBI or our collaboration parners.   Individual subscription - you can purchase an Individual subscriptions by visiting the JBI SUMARI website or directly via  MYJBI  at  US$130  per annum (plus GST for Australian residents).   Institutional subscription - enquire with your institution if they have an institutional subscription to JBI SUMARI, and if so, check if you are eligible to access via their subscription. Institutional subscriptions are managed by our commercial partners  Wolters Kluwer , who can be contacted at wkhealth-support@wolterskluwer.com for more information about pricing, permissions, access, etc.  Any questions? Please visit the JBI Help Desk for  SUMARI support 2020 © JBI. All Rights Reserved