3.2.1.3 Registration as part of The Cochrane Collaboration

To register as part of The Cochrane Collaboration, a Cochrane Review Group should follow the guidelines outlined in this section. This will mean that Groups applying for registration will have:

• held at least one exploratory meeting

• voluntary participation

• multidisciplinary representation

• international representation, in the editorial team and among the authors

• editors who have already prepared or are preparing a Cochrane review

• plans for supporting its members, such as training workshops

• started to establish a specialized register of trials to help members of the Group

• obtained the endorsement of a reference Cochrane Centre before applying to register as part of The Cochrane Collaboration

• made firm plans to apply for funds to employ a Managing Editor, and accessible computing support for those at the editorial base

• given consideration as to how to ensure that its reviews are of high quality, including a process which ensures that reviews are comprehensible to the non-specialist

• obtained consumer involvement at early stages in the development of the Group