Research Screener review
A focused, budget-friendly choice for teams screening up to 30,000 abstracts.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Research Screener is a web application for researchers conducting systematic and scoping reviews. Its core workflow combines machine-learning ranking with structured abstract screening, inclusion flags, seeded abstracts, reviewer notes, collaboration, and conflict resolution. Teams can upload abstracts, remove exact duplicates, remove records without abstracts, and export screening results. The service supports up to 30,000 abstracts per project and up to five collaborators, making it a focused option for research groups managing substantial abstract-screening workloads.
Pricing is charged per project in AUD. The Standard plan costs AUD 250 per project for 1 to 5 projects and includes up to five collaborators, up to 30,000 abstracts per project, and one year to start a project. The 20% discount plan costs AUD 200 per project for 6 to 10 projects, with the same project, collaborator, abstract, and start-period limits. The 40% discount plan costs AUD 150 per project for 10 or more projects and retains those same limits. Institutional licensing is available by contacting Research Screener Pty Ltd. This structure suits teams running multiple projects, while occasional users receive fewer pricing advantages.
The product’s strongest fit is abstract-stage screening where machine-learning ranking can help prioritize records and multiple reviewers need a shared workflow. Its tools cover collaboration, deduplication, conflict handling, notes, and export, with EndNote XML listed as the export format. The focus is narrower than a platform covering the full literature-review process, because the published capabilities center on abstracts rather than full-text analysis. Choose Research Screener for budget-conscious teams that need organized, collaborative abstract screening; choose another option if full-text review is central to the workflow or if a free plan is required.
Research Screener pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Ranks abstracts by relevance using machine learning
- Supports five collaborators, conflict resolution, and reviewer notes
- Removes exact duplicates and exports screening results
- Where it doesn't
- Focuses on abstract screening rather than full-text analysis
- No free plan is available
- Web application only, with EndNote XML as the listed export format
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