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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. ***Please note, all reviews in RevMan will automatically switch to the Focused Review Format on 1 June 2024, unless already submitted to editorial or in production***
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Contents - Transforming Health Evidence: a look at Cochrane’s Future of Evidence Synthesis programme with Cochrane's Editor in Chief, Karla Soares-Weiser
- Switching to Cochrane's new Focused Review Format: what you need to know
- Author publication survey
- Standardized Mean Differences in meta-analysis: a tutorial
- An Introduction to Cochrane Classmate: making Cochrane Crowd work for your students
- April Web Clinic: Plain Language in Cochrane Reviews
- Component network meta-analysis: concepts and insights: Web Clinic recording
- Top tips
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1. Transforming Health Evidence: a look at Cochrane’s Future of Evidence Synthesis programme with Cochrane's Editor in Chief, Karla Soares-Weiser
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Our Future of Evidence Synthesis programme is now well underway, designed to reinforce and maintain Cochrane’s standing as a leader in health evidence synthesis and ensure we are adapting to meet evolving global challenges. Significant changes have already been made and more are on the horizon, so we caught up with Cochrane’s Editor in Chief, Karla Soares-Weiser, to get the latest insights. Read more and watch our short video here
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2. Switching to Cochrane's new Focused Review Format: what you need to know
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As you know, we have made significant changes and improvements to Cochrane’s review production model, which has led to the creation of our new Focused Review Format. This isn't just a tweak - it's a complete overhaul to make life easier for our authors and improve how our systematic reviews are conducted and presented. Take a look below to find out more, and watch our two-minute video explaining the changes with Cochrane’s Head of Editorial Policy and Research Integrity, Ella Flemyng. Click here to learn more about the new Focused Review Format
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3. Author publication survey
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Have you recently published a protocol or review? 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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4. Standardized Mean Differences in meta-analysis: a tutorial
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The latest article in the Methods and Statistics Tutorials series in the open access journal Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods focuses on standardized mean differences (SMDs) in meta-analysis. The authors explain what they are, when they should be used, how to correctly compute and interpret them, and some of the most common errors made within evidence synthesis. The article is accompanied by a micro-learning module produced by Cochrane Training. Read the full article here
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5. An Introduction to Cochrane Classmate: making Cochrane Crowd work for your students
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This Cochrane Learning Live webinar will introduce you to an exciting platform called Cochrane Classmate. Classmate enables people to set up tasks and learning activities for their students. The session is primarily aimed at anyone who is involved with teaching or training in the area of evidence synthesis.
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Registration freely open to everyone!
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6. April Web Clinic: Plain Language in Cochrane Reviews
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April’s Methods Support Unit web clinic will take place on Thursday April 25th 2024 at 13:00 UTC and will cover ‘Plain language for Cochrane reviews: how to ensure your readers find what they need and understand what they find’. Denise Mitchell, Senior Production Editor at Cochrane, will cover the general principles of writing in plain language applicable to the whole review, concentrating first on structure, moving on to style, and then, finally, language. The specific requirements of the Plain language summary will also be covered.
The session will be of interest to authors and editors.
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7. Component network meta-analysis: concepts and insights: Web Clinic recording
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The recording is now available for the Methods Support Unit March 2024 web clinic. Sofia Tsokani, Statistics Editor at Cochrane, gave a fascinating presentation on the benefits and limitations of component network meta-analysis. Standard network meta-analysis is a statistical method that allows for comparing three or more interventions in a single framework, by synthesizing direct and indirect evidence from multiple studies which address the same scientific question. Healthcare interventions are often complex (or multicomponent), comprising multiple, possibly interacting, components. While NMA focuses on estimating intervention effects, component NMA (CNMA) disentangles the effect of each component. Recording available here
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8. Top tips for Cochrane Authors
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Do you want to import study data into a Cochrane Review? To avoid import errors, make sure your values are separated by commas when you save the CSV file. Please refer to the RevMan Knowledge Base for full instructions.
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