eprintid: 10171795 rev_number: 13 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/17/17/95 datestamp: 2023-07-12 12:08:25 lastmod: 2023-07-12 12:08:25 status_changed: 2023-07-12 12:08:25 type: article metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Turner, Tari creators_name: Steele, Emily creators_name: Mavergames, Chris creators_name: Elliott, Julian creators_name: Project Transform Team, title: Facilitating Web-Based Collaboration in Evidence Synthesis (TaskExchange): Development and Analysis ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B16 divisions: B14 divisions: J81 keywords: Review, systematic; intersectoral collaboration; software (10); internet (196) note: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR Research Protocols, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://www.researchprotocols.org, as well as this copyright and license information must be included. abstract: Background: The conduct and publication of scientific research are increasingly open and collaborative. There is growing interest in Web-based platforms that can effectively enable global, multidisciplinary scientific teams and foster networks of scientists in areas of shared research interest. Designed to facilitate Web-based collaboration in research evidence synthesis, TaskExchange highlights the potential of these kinds of platforms.// Objective: This paper describes the development, growth, and future of TaskExchange, a Web-based platform facilitating collaboration in research evidence synthesis.// Methods: The original purpose of TaskExchange was to create a platform that connected people who needed help with their Cochrane systematic reviews (rigorous syntheses of health research) with people who had the time and expertise to help. The scope of TaskExchange has now been expanded to include other evidence synthesis tasks, including guideline development. The development of TaskExchange was initially undertaken in 5 agile development phases with substantial user engagement. In each phase, software was iteratively deployed as it was developed and tested, enabling close cycles of development and refinement.// Results: TaskExchange enables users to browse and search tasks and members by keyword or nested filters, post and respond to tasks, sign up to notification emails, and acknowledge the work of TaskExchange members. The pilot platform has been open access since August 2016, has over 2300 members, and has hosted more than 630 tasks, covering a wide range of research synthesis-related tasks. Response rates are consistently over 75%, and user feedback has been positive.// Conclusions: TaskExchange demonstrates the potential for new technologies to support Web-based collaboration in health research. Development of a relatively simple platform for peer-to-peer exchange has provided opportunities for systematic reviewers to get their reviews completed more quickly and provides an effective pathway for people to join the global health evidence community. date: 2018-12-13 date_type: published publisher: JMIR Publications Inc. official_url: https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.9285 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1869458 doi: 10.2196/resprot.9285 medium: Electronic pii: v7i12e188 lyricists_name: Thomas, James lyricists_name: Shemilt, Ian lyricists_id: JTHOA32 lyricists_id: IDSHE34 actors_name: Shemilt, Ian actors_id: IDSHE34 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: JMIR Research Protocols volume: 7 number: 12 article_number: e188 event_location: Canada issn: 1929-0748 citation: Turner, Tari; Steele, Emily; Mavergames, Chris; Elliott, Julian; Project Transform Team; (2018) Facilitating Web-Based Collaboration in Evidence Synthesis (TaskExchange): Development and Analysis. JMIR Research Protocols , 7 (12) , Article e188. 10.2196/resprot.9285 <https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.9285>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10171795/1/PDF.pdf