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Welcome to this month's Author digest. In this edition we share updates regarding Summary of Findings tables in GRADEpro, improvements in the declaration of interests system, Convey, and some new features in Covidence. 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 - GRADEpro interactive Summary of Findings tables (iSoF)
- Improvement to Convey - review titles now visible for authors in Conflict of Interest declaration portal
- Cochrane reporting standards: changes to help create practical and sustainable Cochrane reviews
- New interactive infographic explaining study centric data management and analysis in RevMan
- Updates from Methods Support Unit
- New features in Covidence
- Submit to Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods
- Top tips for authors
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1. GRADEpro interactive Summary of Findings tables (iSoF)
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Summary of findings tables created via the GRADEPro integration in RevMan, include a link to an interactive Summary of Findings table (iSoF). The iSoF is automatically created, and provides additional information and features not visible within the table published on the Cochrane Library. Readers can access the iSoF via a link automatically added below your published Summary of Findings table. To ensure your iSoF is complete and fully interactive, please complete any missing information and values not imported from RevMan. See the GRADEPro Knowledge Base.
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2. Improvement to Convey - review titles now visible for authors in Conflict of Interest declaration portal
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We are pleased to share that recent development work on Cochrane's request means that review titles and Editorial Manager manuscript numbers are now visible for authors within Convey, our Conflict of Interest declaration portal. For authors of multiple Cochrane reviews, you can easily see the titles for all of your disclosures by using the "View all disclosures" button in Convey. At Cochrane, we want to improve the author experience, including where we work with partner organisations, so please send any feedback you have to Cochrane Support.
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3. Cochrane reporting standards: changes to help create practical and sustainable Cochrane reviews
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As part of the changes to review format in 2023, Cochrane will be moving to publishing standard reporting guidelines, such as PRISMA 2020 for Cochrane Reviews of interventions. This is not a radical change for authors, but it is part of a long-term solution to ensure Cochrane’s reporting standards align with the ever-evolving evidence synthesis landscape. New templates and guidance will be made available nearer the time. Read more here.
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4. New interactive infographic explaining study centric data management and analysis in RevMan
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Are you familiar with the game-changing study centric data management and analysis approach in RevMan? Our new interactive infographic will give you a birds-eye view on the whole process, outline the key steps and signpost to more detailed information and guidance.
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5. Updates from Methods Support Unit
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Cochrane's Methods Support Unit (MSU) is pleased to announce the launch of a series of articles that will appear in the new Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods journal. The series is called 'Methods and Statistics Tutorials' and will develop into a collection of resources for systematic reviewers. Also, if you’re currently working on your Risk of Bias 2 assessments, check out our newly updated FAQs page. Lots of general and domain-specific advice. Feedback welcome.
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6. New features in Covidence
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You can now un-merge studies in Covidence Extraction 1 Merging studies is a Covidence feature that allows you to associate multiple references under a single study. This usually happens relating to an ongoing trial that results in multiple publications. Covidence has two versions of data extraction: Extraction 1 and Extraction 2 (learn more here). Previously, you could un-merge studies only in Extraction 2. While new reviews are set to Extraction 2 by default, Extraction 1 can be very helpful for intervention-focused reviews. It also connects with RevMan Web. Un-merge is now available in both Extraction 1 and in Extraction 2.
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7. Submit to Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods
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Are you working on research that builds the evidence base in how you develop evidence synthesis decisions and methods, such as methods research, studies within a review, consumer involvement impact, meta-research on research integrity, or any other topic? Submit to Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods, an open access journal with Cochrane's principles at its heart. Check out the institutional and funder agreements with Wiley that could cover your APCs. More details on preparing submissions are available on the journal website.
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8. Top tips for Cochrane authors
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Shading can be added to individual cells and rows in the Summary of Findings tables (without GRADEpro). Select the relevant cell or row, then click on the three dots icon from the menu, and then on the Cell properties icon.
For more information on this, and Summary of Findings tables in general, visit this page on the RevMan Knowledge Base.
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