This scoping review addresses the central research question: How is evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) and closely related terms defined and conceptualized in the literature? In both scholarly and practical contexts, the notion of EIDM has gained significant traction over the past two decades, emerging as a cross-cutting concept relevant to diverse sectors such as public health, public administration, education, and management. Yet, despite its growing prominence, EIDM remains a contested and variably applied term. This review seeks to unpack these differences by analyzing how authors across disciplines define, frame, and operationalize EIDM and its conceptual relatives — such as evidence-based policy (EBP), knowledge brokering (KB), evidence-based management (EBMgt), and knowledge translation (KT).
