Buhos
What it is
Buhos is web-based software for managing systematic literature reviews, with tools for screening, full-text handling, collaboration, analysis, and reporting. It supports individual and group reviews and includes internal messaging for personal or review-related discussions. Defined workflow stages can be changed at any point. Bibliographic imports support BibTeX, RIS, PubMed/NBIB, JSON, and CSV, with listed sources including WoS, Scopus, EBSCOhost, SciELO, PubMed, Lilacs, and ProQuest. Crossref helps deduplicate references and retrieve reference information. Scopus and PubMed can retrieve missing abstracts and metadata when API credentials are available. A file repository supports online viewing of PDF and ODF documents. Buhos also provides customized forms, data analysis, reports, exports, API documentation, and deployment guidance. English and Spanish are listed languages. It runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS. The documentation says conducting-phase work is fully supported, report formatting is partial, and several planning and reporting activities are not supported.
For and against
For
- Supports individual and group reviews
- Imports many bibliographic formats
- Crossref deduplication support
- Online PDF and ODF viewing
- Runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS
Against
- Report formatting is only partially supported
- Several planning and reporting activities unsupported
- Some metadata retrieval requires API credentials
The verdict
Buhos covers the conducting phase of systematic reviews with imports, screening, full-text access, collaboration, and analysis. Review teams should account for its documented gaps in planning and reporting workflows.
Who it suits
Buhos suits researchers conducting individual or collaborative systematic reviews. It is useful for teams importing varied bibliographic formats, screening records, managing documents, and producing analysis or exports.
On the record
- Analysis and reporting
- It offers data analysis options, customizable forms, multiple report types, and export options.buhos.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- API
- The site links to API documentation at https://www.buhos.org/api.buhos.org · read 29 Sep 2026
- Crossref
- Crossref integration supports deduplication and reference information lookup.buhos.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Demo
- The site offers a demo with the username and password both set to admin.buhos.org · read 29 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- The project documentation describes individual installation and deployment on an independent HTTP server for multiple online users.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Documents
- A file repository supports online viewing of PDF and ODF files.buhos.org · read 29 Sep 2026
- Files
- It provides a file repository with online PDF and ODF viewing.buhos.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Import formats
- The project documentation lists WoS, Scopus, EBSCOhost, SciELO, PubMed, Lilacs, and ProQuest, with imports via BibTeX, RIS, PubMed/NBIB, JSON, and CSV.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Imports
- It imports bibliographic database information using BibTeX.buhos.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The project documentation says Scopus and PubMed can retrieve missing abstracts and metadata when API credentials are available.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Languages
- The site says Buhos is available in English and Spanish.buhos.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Maintainer
- The site copyright line names Claudio Bustos Navarrete and shows 2016–2026.buhos.org · read 29 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The site credits Claudio Bustos Navarrete; the project documentation names Claudio Bustos as the main developer.buhos.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Buhos is web-based software for managing systematic literature reviews.buhos.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Reference imports
- It imports bibliographic information using BibTeX.buhos.org · read 29 Sep 2026
- Review collaboration
- It supports individual and group-based systematic reviews and includes an internal messaging system.buhos.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Review scope limit
- The project documentation says Buhos fully supports the conducting phase of a systematic review, partially supports report formatting, and does not support several planning and reporting activities.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security and compliance
- The opened product and project pages do not state a security certification or compliance standard.buhos.org · read 30 Sep 2026
