Action | Validation |
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Phase 1: Design | |
 In relationship to the overall research field of crop simulation and data requirement, is this literature review needed and does it make a substantial, practical, or theoretical contribution? | √ |
 Are the motivation, the purpose, and the research question(s) for reviewing the challenges and opportunities in crop modelling clearly stated and motivated? | √ |
 Does the review account for the previous literature review and other relevant literature? | √ |
 Is the approach/methodology for the literature review clearly stated? | √ |
 Is this the most appropriate approach to address the research problem? | √ |
 Are the search strategy clearly and transparently described and motivated (including search terms, databases used, and explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria)? | √ |
Phase 2: Conduct | |
 Is the search process appropriate for this type of review? | √ |
 Have proper measures been taken to ensure research quality? | √ |
 Can it be trusted that the final sample is appropriate and in concordance with the review’s overall purpose? | √ |
Phase 3: Data abstraction and analysis | |
 Is the data abstracted from the article appropriate in concordance with the overall purpose of the review? | √ |
 Is the process for abstracting data accurately described? | √ |
 Have proper measures been taken to ensure quality data abstraction? |  |
 Is the chosen data analysis technique appropriate with the overall research question and the data abstracted? | √ |
 Is the analysis process properly described and transparent? | √ |
Phase 4: Structuring and writing the review | |
 Is the review article organized coherently in relation to the overall approach and research question? | √ |
 Can the overall method of conducting the literature review be replicated? | √ |
 Is the result of the review reported appropriately and clearly? | √ |
 Does the article synthesize the literature review findings into a clear and valuable contribution to the topic? | √ |
 Are questions or directions for further research included? Are the results from the review useable? | √ |