SectionItemChecklist of itemApplicable in this paper
TITLETitleIdentify the research through systematic review, meta-analysis, or both.The researchers identify Indonesia’s policy in responding to COVID-19 with systematic review.
ABSTRACTStructured summaryProvide a structured summary including, as applicable: background; objectives; data sources; study eligibility criteria, participants, and interventions; study appraisal and synthesis methods; results; limitations; conclusions and implications of key findings.The researchers convey a summary of this research.
INTRODUCTIONRationaleDescribe, in the sense of what is already understood, the reasoning for the study.The researchers conducted a review of COVID-19 with a policy approach and the impact of the policies taken by the Indonesian government in dealing with COVID-19.
ObjectivesProvide an explicit statement of questions being addressed with reference to participants, interventions, comparisons, outcomes, and study design.This article aims to analyse the Indonesian government’s policies as a response in dealing with COVID-19 with systematic literature review from various sources.
METHODSProtocol and registrationIndicate if a review protocol exists, whether it can be accessed and where it can be accessed.The researchers conducted a review of several publishers, e-books, book chapters, and research reports that discuss public policy and COVID-19.
Eligibility criteriaSpecify study characteristic.The researchers conducted a review between March and July 2020, and all publications are peer reviewed.
Information sourcesDescribe all information sources.For journal articles, the researchers used the Scopus database published from several publishers such as Emerald, Springer, Taylor and Francis (Routledge), ScienceDirect, Sage and Wiley.
SearchPresent a systematic electronic search strategy for at least one database, including any applicable restrictions, so that it can be replicated.In the Scopus database, the researchers provide search limits on policy and COVID-19, besides a systematic literature review to support these methods.
Study selectionState the process for selecting studiesMost literatures are published in 2020, and some previous literatures are used to support the authors’ arguments.
Data collection processDescribe method of data extraction from reports.The authors search for literature by online books and book chapters about COVID-19.
Data itemsData items in this research.The important variables in this research are policy response, COVID-19, society, and Indonesia.
Risk of bias in individual studiesDescribe methods used for assessing risk of bias of individual studies.To reduce individual bias, the authors combine the updated data in several trusted media and research institutions.
Summary measuresState the principal summary measures.Searches in the Scopus database were carried out randomly with the keyword COVID-19 in Title-Abs-Key and Policy on the next keywords.
Synthesis of resultsDescribe the methods of handling data and combining results of studies.We search for journal articles in several reputable publishers with two important keywords, namely COVID-19 and Policy. The keyword Indonesia is used for the uniqueness of this study.
Risk of bias across studiesSpecify any assessment of risk of bias that may affect the cumulative evidence.Combine many resources.
Additional analysesDescribe methods of additional analyses.The analysis supported by official reports and previous studies.
RESULTSStudy selectionGive numbers of studies screened, assessed for eligibility, and included in the review.There are 1999 documents discussing COVID-19 in the Scopus database (Per October 2020). Then selected by adding the keyword Indonesia to the search strategy, the results were 79 articles discussing COVID-19 and Indonesia. However, authors only took 39 articles that were relevant and published in reputable publishers.
Study of characteristicDescribe of each study characteristic.This period is limited to the time between March to July 2020 and limited to the issue of COVID-19 and the policy response.
Risk of bias within studiesPresent data on risk of bias of each study.To reduce analysis bias, authors only used 36 journal articles and the rest of the references came from book chapters, official government reports and trusted media.
Results of individual studiesProvide simple summary data.Team interpretation in this result.
Synthesis of resultsPresent the main results of the review.Team interpretation in this result.
Risk of bias across studiesPresent outcomes of any risk evaluation of prejudice through studies.The results were described and narrated with the literature collected.
Additional analysisGive results of additional analyses.The researchers added some data and arguments from the media and research reports on the development of COVID-19 in Indonesia,
DISCUSSIONSummary of evidenceSummarize the main findings.Narrative of this research
LimitationsDiscuss limitation of study.Time of this study was five months and the case study was in Indonesia.
ConclusionProvide a general interpretation of the results and implications for future research.The conclusion is interpretation of the results in Indonesia’s policy response to against COVID-19.
FUNDINGFundingDescribe sources of funding for the systematic review and other support.There is no funding in this study.

Source: Adapted from Liberati et al. (2009) 

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