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Welcome to the Author Digest, August 2025 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 Introduction of annual submission cut-off date
Recognising authorship with ORCID
Speed up your write-up, we've automated result reporting in RevMan
2025 Annual Cochrane Bias Methods Group Meeting(s)
Reminder of the upcoming retirement of our 2014 Commercial Sponsorship policy for Cochrane Library content
Methods Support Unit web clinic
You can now follow Cochrane on Bluesky
Covidence Extraction 1 tool is now more intuitive
Top tips
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1. Introduction of annual submission cut-off date
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To help manage year-end workloads and submission volumes more effectively, the Central Editorial Service will be introducing an annual submission cut-off date, starting this November, applicable to all new submissions, but not proposals or revisions. This approach is standard practice in publishing, due to limited availability of both internal staff and external stakeholders (e.g., peer referees and sign-off editors) during the holiday period. As a result, submissions typically lie fallow until the new year. Key Dates: - The final submission date for manuscripts via Editorial Manager will be Friday, 14 November 2025.
- Submissions will reopen on Monday, 5 January 2026.
We kindly ask all authors to plan their schedules accordingly. If your invitation to submit was due between 14 November 2025 and 5 January 2026, we have rescheduled your submission date for January. You will have received an email to this effect from Editorial Manager. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
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2. Recognising authorship with ORCID
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By adding your ORCID iD in Editorial Manager, your unique researcher identity will appear alongside your name on your published review on the Cochrane Library. This ensures your research identity is fully visible and enhances transparency and trust in the research we publish. Log in to Editorial Manager and link your ORCID iD today - so your contributions are visible, verifiable, and valued. Please note that from 20 August 2025, it is mandatory for all corresponding authors to have an ORCID iD linked to their profile in Editorial Manager at the point of submission. Instructions on how to link your ORCID iD are available here.
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3. Speed up your write-up, we've automated result reporting in RevMan
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We are constantly improving RevMan. With the new dynamic analysis results feature, say goodbye to manual updates; reporting your findings is now faster, more accurate and automated. This feature ensures that the results you report in your review article are always in sync with your analysis data. No more copy-pasting, no more errors, and no more last-minute editorial fixes. You can use the dynamic analysis results feature in any section of your review, from the abstract to the discussion. How it works - Insert a result element: In the text editor, click the “Insert result” button.
- Choose your analysis: Select the analysis and outcome you want to report.
- Customize the output: Choose the effect measure, confidence interval, and other display options.
- Done! The result appears in your text and stays in sync with your data.
Learn more
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4. 2025 Annual Cochrane Bias Methods Group Meeting(s)
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Please save the date(s) for this year's annual Cochrane Bias Methods Group meeting(s)! Two virtual meetings are planned in October to accommodate different time zones. Meetings will have different programs, but materials will be made available at the Bias Methods Group website. For more information on the meetings, including programs for each date, please view here.
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5. Reminder of the upcoming retirement of our 2014 Commercial Sponsorship Policy for Cochrane Library content
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6. Methods Support Unit web clinic
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The next two Methods Support Unit web clinics are open for sign-up. The September clinic on Risk of Bias 2 will have a Q&A format - we’ll be asking for your questions in advance and discussing them in the session. The October clinic will feature a presentation on Version 2 of the ROBINS-I tool to assess risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions. Don’t forget - if you sign-up, you will automatically be sent a recording of the session afterwards. Risk of Bias 2 (RoB 2) Q&A. Thursday 11th September 8am UTC (check in your time zone) Version 2 of the ROBINS-I tool. Thursday 2nd October 8am UTC (check in your time zone)
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7. You can now follow Cochrane on Bluesky
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With changes happening across social media, we’re exploring a new way to connect with our authors and our community. You can keep up to date with Cochrane on our new Bluesky channel, as well as following us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
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8. Covidence Extraction 1 tool is now more intuitive
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Covidence Extraction 1 tool is now more intuitive! What’s new? • Expandable sections so you can focus on one part at a time • Outcome setup wizard to guide you through setting up outcomes and their details • Add or remove outcome details to collect exactly what you need • Custom result data formats that work across all outcome types For a step-by-step guide to setting up your template, head here.
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9. 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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