The Editorial Subgroup of the Cochrane Collaboration's Steering Group

Lodge M. and Milan S. Cochrane Cancer Network, Institute of Health Sciences, Headington, Oxford UK.

Introduction/Objective: To define and describe the composition, purpose and work of the Editorial Subgroup, thereby contributing in part to the achievement of Goal 3 of the Collaboration's Strategic Plan - the development of an efficient, transparent organisational structure and management system of the Cochrane Collaboration.
Methods/Results: This poster will describe the following:

the membership of the Editorial Subgroup
the relationship of the Editorial Subgroup to the Collaboration's Steering Group
the core purpose of the Editorial Subgroup
it's areas of responsibility
the difference between the work of the Editorial Subgroup and the Cochrane Collaboration's Steering Group Publications Policy Subgroup
the current items on the Editorial Subgroup agenda
the latest information on the developments of the Cochrane Collaboration Web Page.

Discussion: Particular attention will be paid to the fulfilment of the following Objectives of the Cochrane Collaboration, as outlined in the Collaboration's Strategic Plan:

3.2 To ensure that all decision making processes within the Collaboration are transparent and explicit
3.3 To promote effective communication within the Cochrane Collaboration
3.4 To promote effective communication with those outside the Cochrane Collaboration

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