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- deduplicate_it-1.2.0/README.md +126 -0
- deduplicate_it-1.2.0/deduplicate_it/__init__.py +11 -0
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Name: deduplicate-it
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Version: 1.2.0
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Summary: Free, auditable removal of duplicate records from literature search exports for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and meta-analyses.
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Author: David Purkarthofer, Sebastian Labenbacher
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Project-URL: Homepage, https://deduplicate.it
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Project-URL: Changelog, https://github.com/dpurkarthofer/deduplicate.it/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
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Keywords: systematic-review,scoping-review,meta-analysis,deduplication,evidence-synthesis,literature-search,PRISMA,RIS,BibTeX,MEDLINE
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# deduplicate.it
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Free, open-source tool for automated deduplication of literature search exports for systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses.
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**Web interface:** [deduplicate.it](https://deduplicate.it)
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[](https://doi.org/10.1177/18911803261484937)
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[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18835297)
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[](LICENSE)
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**Peer-reviewed and published.** The matching rule, the evaluation and the limitations are described in full in the methods paper:
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> Purkarthofer D, Labenbacher S, Bornemann-Cimenti H, Landoni G. deduplicate.it: A simple open-source tool to remove duplicates from literature searches. *Campbell Systematic Reviews*. 2026;22(3). doi:[10.1177/18911803261484937](https://doi.org/10.1177/18911803261484937)
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Across five real-world searches (958–2,408 records) it removed **76.6–89.6%** of the duplicates found by Rayyan-assisted manual deduplication and cut deduplication time by **68.4–86.7%**. Records without a valid DOI, and records whose DOIs collide, are never silently merged: they are retained, exported separately and sorted to the top of the output for manual review.
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## Contents
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### `web/` — PHP web application
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Deploy to any PHP 8.x server. Place `index.php`, `legal.php`, and both `.drawio.html` flowchart templates in the same directory.
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### `deduplicate_it/` — Python command-line tool
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No external dependencies (Python standard library only). Requires Python 3.11 or newer.
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**Install:**
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With no arguments it reads `./source` and writes to the current directory. Other options:
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| `deduplicated.ris` | Deduplicated references — import into Rayyan, Covidence, or EndNote |
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