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1.4.3 Mailing lists

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2.2.13 Access to the Parent Database

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

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1.4.9 Guidelines for sending e-mail attachments

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1.4.8 Newsletters

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

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1.4.5 Archie - Terms of use

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1.4.4 The Collaboration’s Information Management System - Archie

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1.4.10 Cross-cultural team working within The Cochrane Collaboration

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1.4.2 FTP servers

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4 weeks 5 days ago

3.1.3 Sub-committees of the Steering Group

7 weeks 15 hours ago

1.5.3 Discretionary Fund

9 weeks 18 hours ago

2.2.7.6 Guideline for deceased authors

9 weeks 21 hours ago

2.2.7.5 Declarations of Interest by Cochrane authors

9 weeks 21 hours ago

2.2.7.4 Licence for Publication - Protocols for Cochrane Reviews

9 weeks 21 hours ago

2.2.7.3 Licence for Publication - Cochrane Reviews

9 weeks 21 hours ago

2.2.7.2 Copyright permission request form

9 weeks 21 hours ago

2.2.7.1 Permission to republish Cochrane material in print

9 weeks 21 hours ago

2.2.5.2 Derivative publications

9 weeks 3 days ago

2.2.10.3 Translation policies for other material published in The Cochrane Library

9 weeks 3 days ago

See section 2.2.7

9 weeks 6 days ago

2.2.7 Copyright (Licence for Publication forms)

9 weeks 6 days ago

2.1.8 Policy on the granting of endorsements

10 weeks 6 days ago

1.1.3.2 Members of the Steering Group

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3.1.4 Advisory committees to the Steering Group

10 weeks 6 days ago

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

10 weeks 6 days ago

3.1.5 Attendance at Steering Group meetings

10 weeks 6 days ago

1.1 Description of The Cochrane Collaboration

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2.4.4 Kenneth Warren Prize

10 weeks 6 days ago

1.1.4 Core infrastructure: expectations of budget holders

10 weeks 6 days ago

3.4.2.3 Core functions of Fields

10 weeks 6 days ago

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

10 weeks 6 days ago

1.1.2 Editor in Chief/Cochrane Editorial Unit

10 weeks 6 days ago

3.2.4.4 Personnel and structure of a Cochrane Review Group

10 weeks 6 days ago

2.1.2 Avoidance of conflict of interest in reimbursing Steering Group expenses

10 weeks 6 days ago

2.4.3 Bill Silverman Prize

10 weeks 6 days ago

2.4.1 Thomas C Chalmers Award

10 weeks 6 days ago

2.4.5 Anne Anderson Award

10 weeks 6 days ago

2.1.5 Registering surveys with the Cochrane Operations Unit (COU)

10 weeks 6 days ago

2.3 Commercial sponsorship policy

10 weeks 6 days ago

2.2.10.6 Non-English translations of official Cochrane Collaboration documents

10 weeks 6 days ago

1.1.3.1 Co-Chairs of the Steering Group

10 weeks 6 days ago

1.1.3.8 Treasurer

10 weeks 6 days ago

1.3 Memorandum and Articles of Association

10 weeks 6 days ago

1.1.1 The Cochrane Operations Unit

11 weeks 16 hours ago

1.1.3.4 Funding Arbiter

11 weeks 16 hours ago

3.2.7 Acknowledgements

11 weeks 1 day ago

2.4.2 Chris Silagy Prize

12 weeks 6 days ago

2.2.5 Publication of versions of Cochrane Reviews in print journals

13 weeks 1 day ago

2.2.1 Guiding principles for disseminating Cochrane Reviews

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2.2.2 Cochrane Reviews (converting Protocols, updating/withdrawing)

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2.2.3 The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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2.2.2.6 Access to archived Cochrane Reviews

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

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2.2.2.3 Policy on withdrawing Cochrane Protocols and Reviews

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2.2.2.2 Policy on updating Cochrane Reviews and converting Protocols

13 weeks 1 day ago

2.2.2.1 Who is the audience for Cochrane Reviews?

13 weeks 1 day ago

Cochrane Policy Manual

13 weeks 3 days ago

3.3.3 Generic position description for a Centre Director

19 weeks 6 days ago

3.3.1 Centre Branches: Core functions and accountability mechanisms

19 weeks 6 days ago

20 weeks 17 hours ago

3.4.4.4 Designing the structure of the Field

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3.3.2 Guiding principles for Centre Directors and Staff

25 weeks 6 days ago

1.2.1 Goals and objectives

28 weeks 17 hours ago

1.2 Strategic Plan

28 weeks 19 hours ago

2.1.7 Policy on indirect overhead costs

31 weeks 2 days ago

2.1.6 Country names in Cochrane publications

31 weeks 2 days ago

2.1.4 Cochrane Colloquia

31 weeks 2 days ago

2.1.3 Criteria for choosing venues for Steering Group and Centre Directors’ meetings

31 weeks 2 days ago

2.1.1 Code of conduct for avoiding potential financial conflicts of interest

31 weeks 2 days ago

2.1.4.1 Standard operating procedures for Cochrane Colloquia

37 weeks 11 hours ago

2.5.2 Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary Care Scholarship

37 weeks 19 hours ago

2.2.14 Cochrane-Wiley book series proposals

37 weeks 20 hours ago

3.2.5.11.1 Guidelines for managing reviews with overlapping scope

37 weeks 20 hours ago

1.1.3.11 Fields' Executive

37 weeks 20 hours ago

1.1.3.9.1 Co-ordinating Editors' Executive - terms of reference

38 weeks 1 day ago

1.1.3.9.3 Trials Search Co-ordinators' Executive - remit

38 weeks 1 day ago

1.1.3.9.2 Managing Editors' Executive - remit

38 weeks 1 day ago

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

40 weeks 19 hours ago

2.2.5.1 Statement for paper publication

44 weeks 13 hours ago

1.1.3.6 Publication Arbiter

46 weeks 2 days ago

1.1.3.5 Ombudsmen

46 weeks 2 days ago

1.1.3.9 CRG executives

47 weeks 2 days ago

1.1.3.7 Trading Company Directors

47 weeks 2 days ago

1.1.3.3 Company Secretary

47 weeks 2 days ago

Annex A2.C: Major and minor changes to entities

48 weeks 17 hours ago

2.2.5.3 Responding to feedback

48 weeks 6 days ago

3.2.8.6 Recruitment of a Trials Search Co-ordinator

48 weeks 6 days ago

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

48 weeks 6 days ago

2.2.12 Withdrawal or suspension of complimentary copies of The Cochrane Library

49 weeks 1 day ago

3.1.2 Election procedure

1 year 5 weeks ago

Annex A2.B: Registration process for new entities

1 year 8 weeks ago

2.2 Publishing policies

1 year 9 weeks ago

3.5.1 The role of Methods Groups

1 year 9 weeks ago

2.5.3 Cochrane Visiting Fellowship

1 year 9 weeks ago

Checklist for registering a new Methods Group

1 year 14 weeks ago

3.5.4 Improving methodological support in The Cochrane Collaboration

1 year 14 weeks ago

3.5.3 Co-ordination of Methods Groups

1 year 14 weeks ago

3.5.2 Registration and accountability

1 year 14 weeks ago

3.5 Methods Groups

1 year 14 weeks ago

2.4 Annual prizes and awards

1 year 17 weeks ago

2.5 Fellowships, scholarships and bursaries

1 year 17 weeks ago

2.2.11 How to cite our products

1 year 17 weeks ago

A2.7.3 Process for de-registration

1 year 20 weeks ago

2.1.4.2 General criteria for Cochrane Colloquia sponsorships

1 year 20 weeks ago

2.2.2.4 Plain language summaries

1 year 20 weeks ago

2.5.1 Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field Bursary Scheme

1 year 24 weeks ago

1.5.2 Declarations of interest

1 year 25 weeks ago

3.4.4.2 Preparing for and holding a formal exploratory meeting

1 year 26 weeks ago

3.2.2.4 Organizing exploratory meetings

1 year 26 weeks ago

Checklist for registering a new Field

1 year 26 weeks ago

Checklist for registering a new Cochrane Review Group (CRG)

1 year 26 weeks ago

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

1 year 26 weeks ago

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

1 year 29 weeks ago

All Cochrane Entities, Part B: Cash flow forecast

1 year 29 weeks ago

Checklist for registering a new Centre

1 year 29 weeks ago

A2.7.2 Criteria for de-registration

1 year 29 weeks ago

A2.7.1 Principles of de-registration

1 year 29 weeks ago

A2.7 De-registration of an entity

1 year 29 weeks ago

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

1 year 29 weeks ago

A2.6.4 Criteria for monitoring

1 year 29 weeks ago

A2.6.2 Principles of monitoring

1 year 29 weeks ago

A2.6.1 Objectives of the monitoring process

1 year 29 weeks ago

A2.5.2 Registration criteria

1 year 29 weeks ago

A2.4 Objectives of the Monitoring and Registration Committee

1 year 29 weeks ago

A2.1. Introduction

1 year 29 weeks ago

Annex: Annual survey of members

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.4.8 The Consumer Network

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.4.4.3 Registering with The Cochrane Collaboration

1 year 29 weeks ago

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

1 year 29 weeks ago

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

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.4.3.2 Identifying trials and developing a Specialised Register

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.4.5 Planning funding

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.3.4 Providing technical support

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.3.2 Developing protocols

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.2.16 Publicising the Group’s existence

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.2.14 Registering a Cochrane Review Group

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.2.13 Developing a specialized register of RCTs

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.2.12 Identifying authors

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.2.3 Contacting Cochrane Centres

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.2.1 What can I do?

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.1.5 Core functions of Cochrane Review Groups

1 year 29 weeks ago

3.2.1.2 Principles that make Cochrane Review Groups work

1 year 29 weeks ago

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

1 year 29 weeks ago

2.2.10.4 Translation policies for Cochrane Collaboration material in the public domain

1 year 29 weeks ago

2.2.10.2 Translation policies for Cochrane reviews and abstracts of Cochrane reviews

1 year 29 weeks ago

2.2.10.1 General translation policies

1 year 29 weeks ago

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

1 year 29 weeks ago

1 year 29 weeks ago

A2.3 Composition of the Monitoring and Registration Committee

1 year 31 weeks ago

1 year 31 weeks ago

3.1.1 Membership

1 year 36 weeks ago

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

1 year 40 weeks ago

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

1 year 40 weeks ago

Monitoring forms

1 year 40 weeks ago

3.4.5 The registration process

1 year 40 weeks ago

APPENDIX 2: Monitoring and Registration Committee

1 year 40 weeks ago

Annex A2.D: Monitoring forms

1 year 51 weeks ago

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

1 year 51 weeks ago

A2.6.7 Examples of good practice

1 year 51 weeks ago

A2.6.6 Strategies to help those entities experiencing particular difficulties

1 year 51 weeks ago

A2.6.3 Monitoring process

1 year 51 weeks ago

A2.6 Monitoring

1 year 51 weeks ago

A2.5.4 Ongoing registration issues

1 year 51 weeks ago

A2.5.3 Registration process

1 year 51 weeks ago

A2.5.1 Objective of the registration process

1 year 51 weeks ago

A2.5 Registration

1 year 51 weeks ago

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

1 year 51 weeks ago

A1.1. Co-publication agreements

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.9 Acknowledgements

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.7 Monitoring the performance of a Cochrane Field

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.6 Managing the module

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.4.5 Obtaining resources for Fields

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.4.1 Understanding the differences between Fields and other Cochrane entities

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.4 Establishing a Cochrane Field

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.3.8 Identifying funding opportunities

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.3.7 Preparing specialised databases of systematic reviews

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.3.4 Acting as a channel of communication

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.3.3 Ensuring proper representation on Cochrane Review Groups

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.3.1 The functioning of Cochrane Fields

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.3 How Fields work

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.2.2 The role of Cochrane Fields

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.2.1 Definition of a Cochrane Field

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.2 The definition and role of Cochrane Fields

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.4.1 Introduction

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.8.5 Recruitment of a Managing Editor

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.8.3 Checklist for application to register a Cochrane Review Group

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.8.2 Report of an exploratory meeting

1 year 51 weeks ago

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

1 year 51 weeks ago

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.8 Appendices

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.6 Conclusion

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.12 Performance and quality assessment of Cochrane Review Groups

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.11 Reviewing the scope of the Cochrane Review Group

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.10 Producing a newsletter

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.9 Maintaining an active list of authors and other contributors

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.8 Liaising with Fields and Methods Groups

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.7 Dealing with conflicts within Groups

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.6 Internal Cochrane Review Group policies

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.5 Managing the module requirements

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.4 Avoiding duplication of reviews and protocols

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.3 Non-performance of authors

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.2 Policy on default statistics

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5.1 Establishing a refereeing policy

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.5 Maintaining and managing a Cochrane Review Group

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.4.3 The authors

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.4.2 The resources

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.4.1 Getting started

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.4 Personnel and support

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.3.8 Maintaining communication

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.3.7 Providing ‘space’ to conduct systematic reviews

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.3.6 Managing areas of common interest

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.3.5 Developing guidelines

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.3.3 Increasing trials register coverage

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.3.1 Fostering collaboration and co-operation

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.3 Producing and updating reviews

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.2.15 Ensuring computing support

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.2.11 The Feedback Editor

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.2.10 Forming an editorial team

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.2.8 The Co-ordinating Editor

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.2.7 Making the commitment

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.2.6 Considering the scope

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.2.5 Managing the politics

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.2.2 Exploring areas of common interest

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.2 How Cochrane Review Groups form

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.1.4 How Cochrane reviews are published

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.1.3 Registration as part of The Cochrane Collaboration

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.1.1 Aims of this section

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2.1 Introduction

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.2 Cochrane Review Groups

1 year 51 weeks ago

3.1 Steering Group

1 year 51 weeks ago

2. COCHRANE COLLABORATION POLICIES

1 year 51 weeks ago

1 year 51 weeks ago

1.4 Communication

1 year 51 weeks ago

1. CENTRAL ORGANISATION

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.2.10 Translation policies

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.2.9.4 Use of modified version of the logo

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.2.9.2 Who can use the logo without explicit permission?

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.2.9.1 Introduction

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.2.9 Use of the Cochrane logo

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.2.8 Intention to stay with commercial distribution of The Cochrane Library

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.2.6 Royalties

1 year 51 weeks ago

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

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.1 General policies

1 year 51 weeks ago

Annex 2.1.8.B - Decision table

1 year 51 weeks ago

Annex 2.1.8.A - checklist for assessing applications for endorsement

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.1.4.3 Process for selecting the location of Cochrane Colloquia

1 year 51 weeks ago

2.1.1.1 General principle

1 year 51 weeks ago

1.5.1 Principles governing sources of support

1 year 51 weeks ago

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