Please note: changes to our deadlines for transferring to a Central Editorial Service

We are moving towards a new model for producing Cochrane evidence. In our new model, all manuscripts submitted for publication in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews will be managed by an expanded Central Editorial Service. We have extended the deadlines on this process to give everyone more time to ensure that all content can be transferred by the end of March 2024.

The transfer deadlines are now as follows:

  • September 1 2023: Transfer all new submissions upon receipt to the Central Editorial Service Editorial Manager (EM) site

  • December 1 2023: Begin transfer of all remaining submissions not yet in the production phase (at an appropriate point in the editorial process)

  • March 31 2024: Transfer complete - all remaining active submissions will have transferred to the Central Editorial Service. Group EM sites audited and archived.

This all means that, by the end of March 2024, the editorial process for all manuscripts submitted for publication will be fully managed centrally by the Central Editorial Service.

Please don't hesitate to contact support@cochrane.org if you have any questions.

Neil Rodger