Cochrane Reviews: a breakdown of tasks done by Review Groups and the Central Editorial Service
It is important to Cochrane’s future that our editorial processes are independent of review development. This is why review development and editorial functions will be completely separated. From the end of March 2024, all the purely editorial parts of the process will be done by the Central Editorial Service.
As members of a Cochrane Review Group or Thematic Group, you still have a crucial role to play in Cochrane’s future, especially in the delivery of high-quality Cochrane reviews. Here, we have outlined tasks you can continue to do, and also those tasks that will eventually be managed by the Central Editorial Service.
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Norwegian launch of Cochrane People, Health Systems and Public Health – An interview with Simon Lewin
To find out more about Cochrane’s latest Thematic Group’s plans, we caught up with Simon Lewin, Professor of Health Management at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the South African Medical Research Council, and co-lead of the new Thematic Group.
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Norway Launch Seminar for Cochrane’s new Thematic Group: People, Health Systems and Public Health
On 4 October, Cochrane’s People, Health Systems and Public Health Thematic Group will be welcoming colleagues to join a seminar in Trondheim, Norway and online for the Norway launch of the new group. Details of how to register for the event can be found here.
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“We have a fantastic, helpful community with a very wide range of expertise” – an interview with Cochrane’s new Commissioning Editor, Roses Parker
Roses Parker started with Cochrane in 2019 as a Network Support Fellow and is now a Commissioning Editor in the Evidence Production and Methods Directorate. Roses has previously held roles as a Staff Nurse, Data Analyst, and Research Assistant, all standing her in good stead for the role. Here, Roses explains how her new role will help commissioning and her hopes for the upcoming Cochrane Colloquium.
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Creating a Focused Review Article: Improvements for Authors
To maintain our place as one of the world’s leaders in producing trusted evidence, we are making some big changes in 2023 so that we can more easily innovate in how we share and use evidence to meet our stakeholders’ needs.
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July 26 webinar: Transferring content to the Central Editorial Service - getting started
As you know, all Cochrane protocols, reviews and updates will be managed centrally by the Central Editorial Service by March 2024. To help guide you through this change, we are hosting a series of webinars focusing on the practical steps you will need to take. The first of these webinars is scheduled for Wednesday, July 26, with two sessions available.
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Reporting standards: changes to help create practical and sustainable Cochrane Reviews
Cochrane is dedicated to improving the maintenance of our reviews and enhancing access to clear, useful health information. As part of this, Cochrane will be changing the reporting guidance that our authors use. We will be using publishing standard guidelines, such as the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) for systematic reviews of interventions.
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A message to Review Groups from the Cochrane Board
A message from the Cochrane Governing Board to our Continuing Review Groups addressing some of the changes taking place.
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A Look back at June: the latest this month from our Future Cochrane projects
June was another busy month as our various Future of Evidence Synthesis projects continued to go forward. We have been doing further work with our Continuing Review Groups, particularly about how tasks will be divided up in the new model. Here are some of the important things that happened in June.
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Study centric data management: Take a look at our new interactive infographic
Cochrane’s Training Team has prepared an interactive infographic and a step-by-step approach for getting the best from our new study-centric data management and analysis approach.
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A Look back at May: the latest this month from our Future Cochrane projects
There has been a lot of activity in May as our various Future of Evidence Synthesis projects move forward. We have been working closely with our Authors and continuing Cochrane Review Groups in particular, to support them and pave the way for the changes ahead. Here are some of the important things that have happened in May.
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Please note: changes to our deadlines for transferring to a Central Editorial Service
We have extended the deadlines for transferring to our new Central Editorial Service, to give everyone more time to ensure that all content can be transferred by the end of March 2024.
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Reporting Standards: changes to improve Cochrane Reviews
Cochrane is changing the reporting guidance that our authors use. This is part of an ongoing programme to improve the maintenance of our reviews and enhance access to clear, useful health information.
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What you need to know about improvements to data management in RevMan
Cochrane has now fully upgraded to RevMan Web, meaning RevMan 5, the desktop version, is no longer available. Authors now have access to a new data management feature – study centric data - when creating new reviews. For ongoing protocols and reviews, switching this feature on is simple and can be done yourself. Learn more…
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Cochrane’s new Thematic Groups: Heart, Stroke and Circulation
In the third of our series on our new Thematic Groups, we explain more about the aims and reasoning behind Heart, Stroke and Circulation and get the thoughts of Professor Alex Todhunter-Brown (Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit) and Professor Gillian E Mead (Personal Chair of Stroke and Elderly Care Medicine at University of Edinburgh).
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Data and data sharing - your questions answered
Take a look at the latest set of FAQs covering data and data sharing.
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“This will create a better experience for authors” – an interview with Juan Franco from the Governing Board
Juan Franco started as a Cochrane author in 2015, before becoming a Geographic Group Director in 2017 and then Contact Editor for the Urology Group in 2018. In 2020 he was elected as a member of Cochrane’s Governing Board. Here, he explains the need for some of the changes being introduced and his hopes for the future of Cochrane.
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The next 30 years: an exciting and ambitious future for Cochrane - a message from Editor in Chief Karla Soares-Weiser
As you may already know, Cochrane is making some significant changes which will lead to a number of improvements but will also bring about some changes to the way we work. Karla Soares-Weiser, Cochrane’s Editor in Chief, gives her view on some of the ambitious plans ahead for the future.
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