3. OPERATIONS
Subheadings in this section
- 3.1 Steering Group
- 3.2 Cochrane Review Groups
- 3.2.1 Introduction
- 3.2.2 How Cochrane Review Groups form
- 3.2.2.1 What can I do?
- 3.2.2.2 Exploring areas of common interest
- 3.2.2.3 Contacting Cochrane Centres
- 3.2.2.4 Organizing exploratory meetings
- 3.2.2.5 Managing the politics
- 3.2.2.6 Considering the scope
- 3.2.2.7 Making the commitment
- 3.2.2.8 The Co-ordinating Editor
- 3.2.2.9 The Managing Editor (formerly 'Review Group Co-ordinator')
- 3.2.2.10 Forming an editorial team
- 3.2.2.11 The Feedback Editor
- 3.2.2.12 Identifying authors
- 3.2.2.13 Developing a specialized register of RCTs
- 3.2.2.14 Registering a Cochrane Review Group
- 3.2.2.15 Ensuring computing support
- 3.2.2.16 Publicising the Group’s existence
- 3.2.3 Producing and updating reviews
- 3.2.3.1 Fostering collaboration and co-operation
- 3.2.3.2 Developing protocols
- 3.2.3.3 Increasing trials register coverage
- 3.2.3.4 Providing technical support
- 3.2.3.5 Developing guidelines
- 3.2.3.6 Managing areas of common interest
- 3.2.3.7 Providing ‘space’ to conduct systematic reviews
- 3.2.3.8 Maintaining communication
- 3.2.4 Managing expectations: what does The Cochrane Collaboration expect of authors, and what can authors expect of The Cochrane Collaboration?
- 3.2.5 Personnel and support
- 3.2.6 Maintaining and managing a Cochrane Review Group
- 3.2.6.1 Establishing a refereeing policy
- 3.2.6.2 Policy on default statistics
- 3.2.6.3 Non-performance of authors
- 3.2.6.4 Avoiding duplication of reviews and protocols
- 3.2.6.5 Internal Cochrane Review Group policies
- 3.2.6.6 Dealing with conflicts within Groups
- 3.2.6.7 Liaising with Fields and Methods Groups
- 3.2.6.8 Maintaining an active list of authors and other contributors
- 3.2.6.9 Producing a newsletter
- 3.2.6.10 Reviewing the scope of the Cochrane Review Group
- 3.2.6.11 Performance and quality assessment of Cochrane Review Groups
- 3.2.7 Conclusion
- 3.2.8 Acknowledgements
- 3.2.9 Appendices
- 3.2.9.1 Agenda for an exploratory meeting to discuss formation of a Cochrane Review Group
- 3.2.9.2 Report of an exploratory meeting
- 3.2.9.3 Checklist for application to register a Cochrane Review Group
- 3.2.9.4 Example covering letter for application to register with The Cochrane Collaboration
- 3.2.9.5 Recruitment of a Managing Editor
- 3.2.9.6 Recruitment of a Trials Search Co-ordinator
- 3.2.9.7 Co-ordinating Editor job description and expectations of role
- 3.3 Centres
- 3.4 Fields
- 3.4.1 Introduction
- 3.4.2 The definition and role of Cochrane Fields
- 3.4.3 How Fields work
- 3.4.3.1 The functioning of Cochrane Fields
- 3.4.3.2 Identifying trials and developing a Specialised Register
- 3.4.3.3 Ensuring proper representation on Cochrane Review Groups
- 3.4.3.4 Acting as a channel of communication
- 3.4.3.5 Promoting the health care interests of Fields within The Cochrane Collaboration
- 3.4.3.6 Promoting the aims and work of The Cochrane Collaboration within the Field
- 3.4.3.7 Preparing specialised databases of systematic reviews
- 3.4.3.8 Identifying funding opportunities
- 3.4.4 Establishing a Cochrane Field
- 3.4.5 The registration process
- 3.4.6 Managing the module
- 3.4.7 Monitoring the performance of a Cochrane Field
- 3.4.8 The Consumer Network
- 3.4.9 Acknowledgements
- 3.5 Methods Groups
- 3.5.1 The role of Methods Groups
- 3.5.1.1 Providing policy advice
- 3.5.1.2 Serving as a forum for discussion
- 3.5.1.3 Ensuring that the Group functions as part of The Cochrane Collaboration
- 3.5.1.4 Providing training (elective core function)
- 3.5.1.5 Hosting a network of CRG-based methods individuals (elective core function)
- 3.5.1.6 Providing peer review (elective core function)
- 3.5.1.7 Providing specialist advice (elective core function)
- 3.5.1.8 Contributing to new products or lines of activity (elective core function)
- 3.5.1.9 Contributing to software development (elective core function)
- 3.5.1.10 Conducting Cochrane methodology reviews (elective core function)
- 3.5.1.11 Contributing to the Cochrane Methodology Register (elective core function)
- 3.5.1.12 Helping to monitor and improve the quality of Cochrane Reviews (elective core function)
- 3.5.1.13 Conducting methodological research (elective core function)
- 3.5.1.14 Communicating Cochrane methodology to external organizations (elective core function)
- 3.5.2 Registration and accountability
- 3.5.3 Co-ordination of Methods Groups
- 3.5.4 Improving methodological support in The Cochrane Collaboration
- Annex: Annual survey of members
- 3.5.1 The role of Methods Groups
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