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Welcome to the Author Digest We hope you find it helpful. This digest goes out to all active Cochrane authors and will continue to be sent to authors who are opted in. Please review your communication preferences in your Cochrane Account and ensure you are opted in to communications.
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Contents - Author guidelines
- Author publication survey
- New guidance about the use of non-randomised studies of intervention in Cochrane reviews is now available on the Methods Website
- RevMan updates
- Interested in testing a draft tool for identifying potentially problematic studies in systematic reviews?
- Writing a Cochrane abstract in the focused review format: Sign-up now open
- Reporting a Cochrane Qualitative Evidence Synthesis – how to avoid common reporting issues. Recording available
- Updates to Covidence's Data Extraction 1 tool
- Global Evidence Summit 2024
- Top tips
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Whether you're drafting your protocol, extracting data for your review or getting ready to submit, don't forget to read our Author guidelines. This page provides key information for Cochrane authors on all aspects of conducting and preparing your review. Useful sections include: Contact support@cochrane.org with any feedback or queries.
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2. Author publication survey
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Have you recently published a protocol or review with us? Do you have a few moments to complete a short author survey? Please tell us about your experience of the editorial and production process. Your feedback will help us to improve the Cochrane author experience.
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3. New guidance about the use of non-randomised studies of intervention in Cochrane reviews is now available on the Methods Website
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Changes to review validation To better align with the new Focused Review Format, some changes have been made to the validation of reviews. If you have any queries around validation, please contact support@cochrane.org
Save time on reference formatting Conducting a Cochrane review is time-intensive enough without needing to think about reference styles. RevMan will now reformat your references into Cochrane style, helping your review to pass through copyediting and be published as soon as possible.
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It’s now easier to import study data Forgot to add one of your outcomes to your review criteria before importing study data? Variations in the spelling of your interventions in your import file? The study data import feature now offers clear prompts in situations like these, offering solutions to resolve any validation issues and get your study data into RevMan quickly.
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Import into diagnostic test accuracy reviews Importing study data from a spreadsheet is now no longer limited to intervention reviews! For those of you conducting large reviews of diagnostic test accuracy, RevMan’s new study and test data import feature eliminates the need for laborious manual data entry of your study characteristics, covariates and 2x2 data. As part of the workflow, you can download a bespoke data extraction template with all the covariates relevant to your review, ensuring nothing is missed.
Quickly add multiple studies to an analysis When you're creating new manual analyses, there's no need to add each study row one by one. Instead, once you click to add data, you can select which studies to include.
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You can also search for the study name to identify the correct studies to include. If you're opening an analysis that already has data, it's clear which studies already have a result included.
Feedback on all these features is very welcome – please schedule a call with the RevMan team if you spot any room for improvement.
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5. Interested in testing a draft tool for identifying potentially problematic studies in systematic reviews?
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The INSPECT-SR project is looking for reviewers to trial their draft tool for identifying and excluding problematic studies from systematic reviews. The project combined empirical evidence and consensus science approaches to develop the tool, and is now ready for testing for final refinement. Applying a tool like this in a systematic reviews aims to ensure we can really trust a review's findings, but we need to understand how feasible it is to use. If this is an area of interest for you, please contact Jack Wilkinson (University of Manchester & INPSECT-SR lead) via jack.wilkinson@manchester.ac.uk. Some background on the project is available here.
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6. Writing a Cochrane abstract in the focused review format: Sign-up now open
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Sign-up is now open for the next Methods Support Unit web clinic presented by Lindsay Robertson, which will be held on Wednesday 4th September at 8am UTC. As Cochrane abstracts are often the only part of a Cochrane review that people read, it is important they can be read as stand alone documents. In this web clinic, Lindsay will cover the general principles of writing an abstract that is clear, easy to understand, and translate. The specific requirements of the new focused review format and the PRISMA checklist will also be covered.
The session is of interest to authors and editors. The recording of the session will be sent to everyone who signs up, so don’t worry if you can’t attend on the day!
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7. Reporting a Cochrane Qualitative Evidence Synthesis – how to avoid common reporting issues. Recording available
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The recording is now available for July’s Methods Support Unit web clinic which covered ‘Reporting a Cochrane Qualitative Evidence Synthesis – how to avoid common reporting issues’. It is increasingly common for the Cochrane Library to publish qualitative evidence syntheses, or mixed-methods reviews with a qualitative component. A recent audit of published Cochrane qualitative evidence syntheses revealed several issues that review authors need to take note of when reporting their reviews. Professor Jane Noyes and Dr Martina Giltenane delivered a fascinating session on how to avoid these common reporting issues.
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8. Updates to Covidence's Data Extraction 1 tool
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We are excited to share our latest video with you showcasing the updates made to Covidence's Data Extraction 1 tool, now with even more features to streamline your systematic reviews effectively. These improvements are designed to make your evidence synthesis process smoother and more efficient. Watch the video to discover how these updates can benefit your research.
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9. Global Evidence Summit 2024
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The Global Evidence Summit provides a crucial platform to address vital issues across sectors, while showcasing the incredible methods and work of Cochrane. Let's unite for #GES2024 and contribute to advancing evidence-based practice globally.
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10. Top tips for Cochrane Authors
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Did you know that authors can add and edit their own affiliations in RevMan? Authors are responsible for keeping their affiliations up to date and affiliations are specific to one review in RevMan. Go to the RevMan Knowledge Base for full instructions on how to add, edit and reorder your affiliations.
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