Preparing for your review
- Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
The official guide to producing Cochrane Reviews - Diagnostic reviews
if you're working on a review of diagnostic test accuracy, follow this link for dedicated resources and support - Glossary
Definitions of The Cochrane Collaboration and methodological terms - Registering a title for a Cochrane Review
It's essential to register your interest in writing a review with theCochrane Review Group responsible for publishing reviews in your area of expertise.
Writing your review
- Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
Database of over 600,000 records of randomised trials that is a recommended source for all authors, available through The Cochrane Library - Cochrane Community
Registered authors with a username and password can access our community website and find policy and procedure documents, the authors' discussion forum and more - Cochrane Style Resource
Compare your Cochrane Review against the official style guide - GRADEpro
GRADEprofiler is the software used to create Summary of Findings (SoF) tables in Cochrane Systematic Reviews - PRISMA
Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses - Submission deadlines
Includes information on deadlines for Copy Edit Support and module/CENTRAL submissions, as well as publication dates for The Cochrane Library
Publishing and disseminating your review
- License for Publication
Information about our license and how to sign the online form - Citations
How to cite products of The Cochrane Collaboration - Re-publishing of reviews
Explanation of procedures and permission form if you wish to re-publish your review in another scientific journal - Podcasting
A guide to creating your own podcast - Cochrane books and journals
Published by Wiley-Blackwell
Co-publishing agreement with CMAJ - attention Cochrane authors!
The Canadian Cochrane Centre has reached a co-publishing agreement with the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) for shortened versions of Cochrane Reviews. CMAJ is accepting submissions of versions of Cochrane Reviews for simultaneous publication with the release of each issue of The Cochrane Library. Versions should be about 3,000 words and should give full reference to the original review published in The Cochrane Library. If you wish to have your review considered by the CMAJ, please contact its editorial team.