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3.2.6.11 Performance and quality assessment of Cochrane Review Groups

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3.2.6.10 Reviewing the scope of the Cochrane Review Group

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3.2.6.9 Producing a newsletter

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3.2.6.8 Maintaining an active list of authors and other contributors

1 week 3 days ago

3.2.6.7 Liaising with Fields and Methods Groups

1 week 3 days ago

3.2.6.6 Dealing with conflicts within Groups

1 week 3 days ago

3.2.6.5 Internal Cochrane Review Group policies

1 week 3 days ago

1.1.3.10.2 Managing Editors' Executive - remit

1 week 4 days ago

1.1.3.10.1 Co-ordinating Editors' Executive - terms of reference

1 week 4 days ago

1.1.3.10 CRG executives

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1.1.3.11 Trials Search Co-ordinators' Executive - Remit

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1.1.3.9 Treasurer

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1.1.3.12.2 Methods Executive - remit and membership

1 week 4 days ago

1.1.3.12.1 Methods Board - remit and membership

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1.1.3.12 Methods Board and Methods Executive

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1.1.3.13 Fields' Executive

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1.1.3.14 Consumers' Executive

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1.1.3.6 Publication Arbiter

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1.1.3.7 Trading Company Directors

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1.1.3.5 Ombudsmen

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1.1.3.4 Funding Arbiter

1 week 4 days ago

1.1.3.3 Company Secretary

1 week 4 days ago

1.1.3.2 Members of the Steering Group

1 week 4 days ago

1.1.3.1 Co-Chairs of the Steering Group

1 week 4 days ago

1.1.3.8 Cochrane Innovations Limited

1 week 4 days ago

1.1.3.4.1 Referrals to the Funding Arbiter

2 weeks 1 day ago

APPENDIX 3: Contact people at John Wiley & Sons Limited (Wiley-Blackwell)

2 weeks 2 days ago

2.2.8 Access options for The Cochrane Library

2 weeks 2 days ago

1.4.9 Cross-cultural team working within The Cochrane Collaboration

2 weeks 2 days ago

1.4.8 Guidelines for sending e-mail attachments

2 weeks 2 days ago

1.4.7 Newsletters

2 weeks 2 days ago

1.4.6 Permission to access Collaboration-wide data in Archie

2 weeks 2 days ago

1.4.5 Criteria for inclusion in Archie and/or access to the Entity Website Builder

2 weeks 2 days ago

1.4.4 Archie - Terms of use

2 weeks 2 days ago

1.4.3 The Collaboration’s Information Management System - Archie

2 weeks 2 days ago

1.4.2 Mailing lists

2 weeks 2 days ago

2.5.3 Cochrane Visiting Fellowship (discontinued)

2 weeks 4 days ago

2.2.10 Translation policies

3 weeks 2 days ago

3.2.5.4 Personnel and structure of a Cochrane Review Group

3 weeks 5 days ago

2.2.7.1 Permission to republish Cochrane material in print

3 weeks 5 days ago

2.1.5 Registering surveys with the Cochrane Operations Unit (COU)

3 weeks 5 days ago

2.2.9.4 Use of modified version of the logo

3 weeks 5 days ago

2.2.9.3 Who should seek permission before using the symbol (with or without text)?

3 weeks 5 days ago

2.2.10.6 Non-English translations of official Cochrane Collaboration documents

3 weeks 5 days ago

2.1.8 Policy on the granting of endorsements

3 weeks 5 days ago

1.3 Memorandum and Articles of Association

3 weeks 5 days ago

2.2.7.7 Addendum to licence for publication of a WHO manuscript as a Cochrane Protocol or Review

4 weeks 1 day ago

1.5.3 Discretionary Fund

4 weeks 1 day ago

2.2.7.3 Licence for Publication - Cochrane Reviews

4 weeks 1 day ago

2.2.7.4 Licence for Publication - Protocols for Cochrane Reviews

4 weeks 1 day ago

2.4.5 Anne Anderson Award

7 weeks 2 days ago

2.1.11 Inflation Rate Calculator

9 weeks 4 days ago

2.2.5.3 ‘House rules’ for responding to feedback on the Internet

11 weeks 2 days ago

2.2.5.2 Responding to feedback

11 weeks 2 days ago

2.2.5.1 Derivative publications

11 weeks 2 days ago

2.2.2.5 Process in the event of serious errors in published Cochrane Reviews

11 weeks 3 days ago

1.1.4 Core infrastructure: expectations of budget holders

13 weeks 4 days ago

2.1.6 Country names in Cochrane publications

13 weeks 4 days ago

1.2 Strategic Plan

16 weeks 4 days ago

Cochrane Policy Manual

17 weeks 5 days ago

2.4.4 Kenneth Warren Prize

18 weeks 3 days ago

2.4.2 Chris Silagy Prize

18 weeks 3 days ago

2.4.3 Bill Silverman Prize

18 weeks 3 days ago

Annex A2.C: Major and minor changes to entities

18 weeks 4 days ago

3.1.2 Election procedure

18 weeks 4 days ago

2.5.2 Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship

23 weeks 4 days ago

2.3.1 Colloquium sponsorship

25 weeks 2 days ago

3.2.9.6 Recruitment of a Trials Search Co-ordinator

35 weeks 2 days ago

3.1.4 Advisory committees to the Steering Group

44 weeks 4 days ago

3.1.4.1 Information Services Operations Committee (ISOC)

45 weeks 2 days ago

2.5.1 Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field Bursary Scheme

48 weeks 2 days ago

2.1.3 Criteria for choosing the location of mid-year meetings of the Steering Group, Centre Directors, Entity Executives and related others

51 weeks 2 days ago

3.5.1.1 Providing policy advice

1 year 3 weeks ago

2.1.2 Avoidance of conflict of interest in reimbursing Steering Group expenses

1 year 3 weeks ago

1.1.1 The Cochrane Operations Unit

1 year 3 weeks ago

1.1 Description of The Cochrane Collaboration

1 year 3 weeks ago

1.1.2.1 Cochrane Library Oversight Committee

1 year 8 weeks ago

3.5.1.7 Providing specialist advice (elective core function)

1 year 8 weeks ago

3.5.1.13 Conducting methodological research (elective core function)

1 year 8 weeks ago

2.4.1 Thomas C Chalmers Award

1 year 9 weeks ago

3.2.9.1 Agenda for an exploratory meeting to discuss formation of a Cochrane Review Group

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.9.2 Report of an exploratory meeting

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.9.3 Checklist for application to register a Cochrane Review Group

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.9.4 Example covering letter for application to register with The Cochrane Collaboration

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.9.5 Recruitment of a Managing Editor

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.9.7 Co-ordinating Editor job description and expectations of role

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.9 Appendices

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.8 Acknowledgements

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.7 Conclusion

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.6.1 Establishing a refereeing policy

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.6.2 Policy on default statistics

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.6.3 Non-performance of authors

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.6.4 Avoiding duplication of reviews and protocols

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.6 Maintaining and managing a Cochrane Review Group

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.5.5 Planning funding

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.5.3 The authors

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.5.2 The resources

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.5.1 Getting started

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.5 Personnel and support

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.2.4 Managing expectations: what does The Cochrane Collaboration expect of authors, and what can authors expect of The Cochrane Collaboration?

1 year 11 weeks ago

2.1.9 Appointment of a proxy to attend a Steering Group meeting

1 year 11 weeks ago

2.1.10 Partnership policy of The Cochrane Collaboration

1 year 11 weeks ago

2.2.15 Guidelines for managing reviews with overlapping scope

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.1.4.1.4 Archie Development Advisory Committee (ADAC)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.1.4.1.3 ReviewManager Advisory Committee (RAC)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.1.4.1.2 Cochrane Register of Studies (CRS) Project Board

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.1.4.1.1 Web Sites Committee (WSC)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.6 Providing peer review (elective core function)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.8 Contributing to new products or lines of activity (elective core function)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.14 Communicating Cochrane methodology to external organizations (elective core function)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.12 Helping to monitor and improve the quality of Cochrane Reviews (elective core function)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.11 Contributing to the Cochrane Methodology Register (elective core function)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.10 Conducting Cochrane methodology reviews (elective core function)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.9 Contributing to software development (elective core function)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.2 Serving as a forum for discussion

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.3 Ensuring that the Group functions as part of The Cochrane Collaboration

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.5 Hosting a network of CRG-based methods individuals (elective core function)

1 year 11 weeks ago

3.5.1.4 Providing training (elective core function)

1 year 11 weeks ago

2.2.13 Access to the Parent Database

1 year 17 weeks ago

1 year 18 weeks ago

3.1.3 Sub-committees of the Steering Group

1 year 21 weeks ago

2.2.7.6 Guideline for deceased authors

1 year 23 weeks ago

2.2.7.5 Declarations of Interest by Cochrane authors

1 year 23 weeks ago

2.2.7.2 Copyright permission request form

1 year 23 weeks ago

2.2.10.3 Translation policies for other material published in The Cochrane Library

1 year 23 weeks ago

See section 2.2.7

1 year 24 weeks ago

2.2.7 Copyright (Licence for Publication forms)

1 year 24 weeks ago

3.2.2.9 The Managing Editor (formerly 'Review Group Co-ordinator')

1 year 25 weeks ago

3.1.5 Attendance at Steering Group meetings

1 year 25 weeks ago

3.4.2.3 Core functions of Fields

1 year 25 weeks ago

2.2.9.5 What if someone seems to be using the symbol (with/without text) or name inappropriately?

1 year 25 weeks ago

1.1.2 Editor in Chief/Cochrane Editorial Unit

1 year 25 weeks ago

2.3 Commercial sponsorship policy

1 year 25 weeks ago

2.2.5 Publication of versions of Cochrane Reviews in print journals

1 year 27 weeks ago

2.2.1 Guiding principles for disseminating Cochrane Reviews

1 year 27 weeks ago

2.2.2 Cochrane Reviews (converting Protocols, updating/withdrawing)

1 year 27 weeks ago

2.2.3 The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

1 year 27 weeks ago

2.2.2.6 Access to archived Cochrane Reviews

1 year 27 weeks ago

2.2.2.3 Policy on withdrawing Cochrane Protocols and Reviews

1 year 27 weeks ago

2.2.2.2 Policy on updating Cochrane Reviews and converting Protocols

1 year 27 weeks ago

2.2.2.1 Who is the audience for Cochrane Reviews?

1 year 27 weeks ago

3.3.3 Generic position description for a Centre Director

1 year 34 weeks ago

3.3.1 Centre Branches: Core functions and accountability mechanisms

1 year 34 weeks ago

1 year 34 weeks ago

3.4.4.4 Designing the structure of the Field

1 year 34 weeks ago

3.3.2 Guiding principles for Centre Directors and Staff

1 year 40 weeks ago

1.2.1 Goals and objectives

1 year 42 weeks ago

2.1.7 Policy on indirect overhead costs

1 year 45 weeks ago

2.1.4 Cochrane Colloquia

1 year 45 weeks ago

2.1.1 Code of conduct for avoiding potential financial conflicts of interest

1 year 45 weeks ago

2.1.4.1 Standard operating procedures for Cochrane Colloquia

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.2.14 Cochrane-Wiley book series proposals

1 year 51 weeks ago

1.1.3 Special roles within The Cochrane Collaboration (with job descriptions)

2 years 2 weeks ago

2.2.12 Withdrawal or suspension of complimentary copies of The Cochrane Library

2 years 11 weeks ago

Annex A2.B: Registration process for new entities

2 years 22 weeks ago

2.2 Publishing policies

2 years 23 weeks ago

3.5.1 The role of Methods Groups

2 years 23 weeks ago

Checklist for registering a new Methods Group

2 years 28 weeks ago

3.5.4 Improving methodological support in The Cochrane Collaboration

2 years 28 weeks ago

3.5.3 Co-ordination of Methods Groups

2 years 28 weeks ago

3.5.2 Registration and accountability

2 years 28 weeks ago

3.5 Methods Groups

2 years 28 weeks ago

2.4 Annual prizes and awards

2 years 31 weeks ago

2.5 Fellowships, scholarships and bursaries

2 years 31 weeks ago

2.2.11 How to cite our products

2 years 31 weeks ago

A2.7.3 Process for de-registration

2 years 35 weeks ago

2.1.4.2 General criteria for Cochrane Colloquia sponsorships

2 years 35 weeks ago

2.2.2.4 Plain language summaries

2 years 35 weeks ago

1.5.2 Declarations of interest

2 years 39 weeks ago

3.4.4.2 Preparing for and holding a formal exploratory meeting

2 years 40 weeks ago

3.2.2.4 Organizing exploratory meetings

2 years 40 weeks ago

Checklist for registering a new Field

2 years 40 weeks ago

Checklist for registering a new Cochrane Review Group (CRG)

2 years 40 weeks ago

A2.2. Core functions of the Monitoring and Registration Committee

2 years 40 weeks ago

APPENDIX 4: The Cochrane Collaboration supports prospective registration of clinical trials

2 years 43 weeks ago

Checklist for registering a new Centre

2 years 43 weeks ago

A2.7.2 Criteria for de-registration

2 years 43 weeks ago

A2.7.1 Principles of de-registration

2 years 43 weeks ago

A2.7 De-registration of an entity

2 years 43 weeks ago

A2.6.5 Criteria for identifying entities about which the Monitoring and Registration Committee should be concerned

2 years 43 weeks ago

A2.6.4 Criteria for monitoring

2 years 43 weeks ago

A2.6.2 Principles of monitoring

2 years 43 weeks ago

A2.6.1 Objectives of the monitoring process

2 years 43 weeks ago

A2.5.2 Registration criteria

2 years 43 weeks ago

A2.4 Objectives of the Monitoring and Registration Committee

2 years 43 weeks ago

A2.1. Introduction

2 years 43 weeks ago

Annex: Annual survey of members

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.4.8 The Consumer Network

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.4.4.3 Registering with The Cochrane Collaboration

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.4.3.6 Promoting the aims and work of The Cochrane Collaboration within the Field

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.4.3.5 Promoting the health care interests of Fields within The Cochrane Collaboration

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.4.3.2 Identifying trials and developing a Specialised Register

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.2.3.4 Providing technical support

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.2.3.2 Developing protocols

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.2.2.16 Publicising the Group’s existence

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.2.2.14 Registering a Cochrane Review Group

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.2.2.13 Developing a specialized register of RCTs

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.2.2.12 Identifying authors

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.2.2.3 Contacting Cochrane Centres

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.2.2.1 What can I do?

2 years 43 weeks ago

3.2.1.5 Core functions of Cochrane Review Groups

2 years 44 weeks ago

3.2.1.2 Principles that make Cochrane Review Groups work

2 years 44 weeks ago

2.2.10.5 Non-English translations of documents published in The Cochrane Library

2 years 44 weeks ago

2.2.10.4 Translation policies for Cochrane Collaboration material in the public domain

2 years 44 weeks ago

2.2.10.2 Translation policies for Cochrane reviews and abstracts of Cochrane reviews

2 years 44 weeks ago

2.2.10.1 General translation policies

2 years 44 weeks ago

2 years 44 weeks ago

A2.3 Composition of the Monitoring and Registration Committee

2 years 45 weeks ago

2 years 46 weeks ago

3.1.1 Membership

2 years 50 weeks ago

APPENDIX 1: Co-publication agreements/ correspondence with journal editors re publishing Cochrane reviews

3 years 2 weeks ago

3.4.5 The registration process

3 years 2 weeks ago

APPENDIX 2: Monitoring and Registration Committee

3 years 2 weeks ago

Annex A2.A: Requirements for registration by type of entity

3 years 13 weeks ago

A2.6.7 Examples of good practice

3 years 13 weeks ago

A2.6.6 Strategies to help those entities experiencing particular difficulties

3 years 13 weeks ago

A2.6.3 Monitoring process

3 years 13 weeks ago

A2.6 Monitoring

3 years 13 weeks ago

A2.5.4 Ongoing registration issues

3 years 13 weeks ago

A2.5.3 Registration process

3 years 13 weeks ago

A2.5.1 Objective of the registration process

3 years 13 weeks ago

A2.5 Registration

3 years 13 weeks ago

A1.2. Correspondence from journal editors re publishing Cochrane reviews

3 years 13 weeks ago

A1.1. Co-publication agreements

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.9 Acknowledgements

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.7 Monitoring the performance of a Cochrane Field

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.6 Managing the module

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.4.5 Obtaining resources for Fields

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.4.1 Understanding the differences between Fields and other Cochrane entities

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.4 Establishing a Cochrane Field

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.3.8 Identifying funding opportunities

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.3.7 Preparing specialised databases of systematic reviews

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.3.4 Acting as a channel of communication

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.3.3 Ensuring proper representation on Cochrane Review Groups

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.3.1 The functioning of Cochrane Fields

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.3 How Fields work

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.2.2 The role of Cochrane Fields

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.2.1 Definition of a Cochrane Field

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.2 The definition and role of Cochrane Fields

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.4.1 Introduction

3 years 13 weeks ago

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.3.8 Maintaining communication

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.3.7 Providing ‘space’ to conduct systematic reviews

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.3.6 Managing areas of common interest

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.3.5 Developing guidelines

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.3.3 Increasing trials register coverage

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.3.1 Fostering collaboration and co-operation

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.3 Producing and updating reviews

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.2.15 Ensuring computing support

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.2.11 The Feedback Editor

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.2.10 Forming an editorial team

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.2.8 The Co-ordinating Editor

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.2.7 Making the commitment

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.2.6 Considering the scope

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.2.5 Managing the politics

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.2.2 Exploring areas of common interest

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.2 How Cochrane Review Groups form

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.1.4 How Cochrane reviews are published

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.1.3 Registration as part of The Cochrane Collaboration

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.1.1 Aims of this section

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2.1 Introduction

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.2 Cochrane Review Groups

3 years 13 weeks ago

3.1 Steering Group

3 years 13 weeks ago

2. COCHRANE COLLABORATION POLICIES

3 years 13 weeks ago

3 years 13 weeks ago

1.4 Communication

3 years 13 weeks ago

1. CENTRAL ORGANISATION

3 years 13 weeks ago

2.2.9.2 Who can use the logo without explicit permission?

3 years 13 weeks ago

2.2.9.1 Introduction

3 years 13 weeks ago

2.2.9 Use of the Cochrane logo

3 years 13 weeks ago

2.2.6 Royalties

3 years 13 weeks ago

2.2.4 Rationale for requiring Cochrane authors to publish in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews first

3 years 13 weeks ago

2.1 General policies

3 years 13 weeks ago

Annex 2.1.8.B - Decision table

3 years 13 weeks ago

Annex 2.1.8.A - checklist for assessing applications for endorsement

3 years 13 weeks ago

2.1.4.3 Process for selecting the location of Cochrane Colloquia

3 years 13 weeks ago

2.1.1.1 General principle

3 years 13 weeks ago

1.5.1 Principles governing sources of support

3 years 13 weeks ago

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