Scoping Reviews Should Describe—Not Score

Key Points Scoping reviews are exploratory by design and aim to map diverse evidence, not to evaluate or rank study quality. The QuADS tool, designed for empirical mixed‐methods studies, is conceptually misaligned with the epistemically inclusive aims of scoping reviews. Using numerical quality scores risks privileging empirical research and marginalising conceptual, normative, or policy‐based contributions. Transparency in scoping reviews can instead be achieved through reflexive, content‐sensitive reporting practices.