Are there guidelines for performing and reporting a systematic review?

Yes, there are a variety of guidelines for how to perform and report reviews.

PRISMA 2020
PRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses
PRISMA Extensions
Several extensions of the PRISMA Statement have been developed to facilitate the reporting of different types or aspects of systematic reviews, including protocols, searching, scoping reviews, network meta-analyses, and more.
SQUIRE 2.0
SQUIRE 2.0 is intended for reports that describe systematic work to improve the quality, safety, and value of healthcare, using a range of methods to establish the association between observed outcomes and intervention(s).
Institute of Medicine Systematic Review Standards
A list of standards for systematic reviews from the Institute of Medicine, including a list of the steps that a systematic review should include and what those steps should entail.
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (Version 6, 2019)
Read the revised Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews online
Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Manual for Evidence Synthesis
The JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis is designed to provide authors with a comprehensive guide to conducting JBI systematic reviews. It describes in detail the process of planning, undertaking and writing up a systematic review using JBI methods.

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