3.4.5 The registration process

All applications for registering a new Field are considered by the Monitoring and Registration Committee (MaRC). A Checklist for Registration with The Cochrane Collaboration has been developed to help members of the MaRC to assess the quality and strength of a Field’s application (see Appendix 2: Monitoring and Registration Committee) on behalf of the Steering Group. Once the Steering Group has approved its application for registration, the Field becomes a fully-fledged Cochrane Field.