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Remit

The Cochrane Style Guide Working Group's remit is to maintain and update the resources available on the Cochrane Style Resource website (including the Cochrane Style Guide), to work on new projects to improve and meet the changing needs of its users, and to publicize these resources.

Accountability

To The Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group via the Quality Advisory Group.

The Co-Convenors (Convenor) are nominated by the Cochrane Style Guide Working Group and approved by the Quality Advisory Group.

Membership

Members, to be nominated by the Convenor or Co-Convenors of the Group, and approved by the Quality Advisory Group, must be actively involved in copy editing and proofing texts for publication on The Cochrane Library or The Cochrane Collaboration website. Members should include a Review Group Co-ordinator, Trials Search Co-ordinator, Editor, RevMan Advisory Group representative, and a Wiley representative; at least one member should be based in a Cochrane Review Group in a non-English speaking country. Members have the opportunity to step down and recommend new members at the annual meetings. The expectations of members are to:

• be familiar with the Cochrane Style Guide and related resources;

• attend at least one and a maximum of two face-to-face meetings within the 12-month period;

• read and comment on circulated documents in preparation for the meeting and as a result of the meeting;

• respond to electronic communications within agreed timescales;

• help plan for the future development of the Cochrane Style Guide and related resources;

• advise on the content of the Cochrane Style Resource website; and

• assist with publicizing the Cochrane Style Guide and related resources.

Meetings and communication

• Annual meeting, with a possible additional meeting at the annual Cochrane Colloquium.

• E-mail discussion list, and possibly additional e-mail discussion lists for particular projects.

Reports to Quality Advisory Group

A formal annual report to the Quality Advisory Group with regular e-mail updates throughout the year.

• Annual report for 2004 to 2005 and proposal for 2005 to 2006 (PDF)
• Annual report for 2003 to 2004 and management proposal for 2004 to 2005, October 2004 (PDF)
• Management proposal for 2003 to 2004, October 2003 (PDF)
• Prospective copy edit pilot final report, July 2003 (PDF)
• Prospective copy edit pilot interim report, April 2003 (PDF)
• Prospective copy edit pilot proposal, February 2002 (PDF)

Current members

Previous members

Emma Tavender (Satellite Co-ordinator, Effective Practice of Care) had provided advice and guidance for the 4th Edition (2008); Sonja Henderson (Co-convenor until August 2004); Vicki Sparkes; Susanne Ebrahim; Lesley Gillespie; Reive Robb (until 2007).

Advisors

The following people have advised on versions of the Cochrane Style Guide: Tara Horvath (American English specialist); Heather Maxwell (RevMan Advisory Group); Joseph Beyene (Statistical Methods Group); Jini Hetherington (Publishing Policy Group).

Download meeting minutes

3 December 2003 (PDF), 10 March 2004 (PDF), 16 June 2004 (PDF), 8 September 2004 (PDF), 2 March 2005 (PDF)

Survey

In August and September 2004, the Cochrane Style Guide Working Group conducted a 'Cochrane copy-editing resources survey'. A summary of the feedback is available.

Who can I contact for further information?

Harriet G MacLehose.

Funding

The core funds of The Cochrane Collaboration fund this project. The Quality Advisory Group has also provided central funds to cover the travel and accommodation expense for the members from non-English speaking countries to attend the meetings.