You will want to do a narrative review if you are planning to work on the review alone and do not want a robust methodology.
You will want to do a rapid review if you are working alone, want a robust methodology, and have less than five months to conduct the review.
You will want to conduct a scoping review if you are working with a team (more than just yourself), you have more than five months to conduct the review, and your research is broad.
You will want to conduct a systematic review if you are working with a team (more than just yourself), you have more than five months to conduct the review, and your research is specific.
You will want to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis if you are working with a team (more than just yourself, you have over five months to conduct the review, your research is specific, and you will be analyzing the results quantitatively.
