A Cochrane Library subscription provides you with a suite of high-quality health information spanning reviews, protocols, data and editorials as and when you need it. Up-to-date, reliable health evidence at your fingertips.
What is included in a Cochrane Library subscription?
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) - the leading resource for systematic reviews in health care. This includes:
- Cochrane reviews (our systematic reviews)
- datasets from Cochrane reviews
- protocols for Cochrane reviews
- editorials by content experts or Editorial staff
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is published continuously throughout the month - new and updated reviews and protocols are published as soon as they are ready.
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) - a highly concentrated source of reports of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials, published monthly. CENTRAL records always include bibliographic details (author, title, source, year, etc.) and usually include an abstract (summary of the article).
Cochrane Clinical Answers - an easy-to-digest, clinically focused entry point to rigorous research from Cochrane reviews. Cochrane Clinical Answers are designed to be actionable and to inform point-of-care decision-making. They include:
- a clinical question
- a short answer, written by clinicians for clinicians
- the most relevant outcomes for healthcare professionals from the underlying Cochrane review
- a clinical interpretation: an expert perspective on the impact of the evidence in practice
Powerful search features – a suite of dedicated tools to facilitate quality search strategies, including:
- standard search – a simple search box with field searching available from every Cochrane Library page
- advanced search – a guided advanced search, with specific field searching and support for Boolean logic
- search manager – a tool for experienced searches to build precise and sensitive multi-standard search strategies that supports methodological searches for evidence synthesis
- NEW smarter search (beta) - a more streamlined alternative to standard search, with smart (PICO based) filters to help everyone find trusted evidence from Cochrane reviews
Cochrane Library content is also available as trusted, AI-ready data for teams building and licensing AI tools. Learn more.
Since its creation in 1993, Cochrane has become a global gold standard for evidence-based health due to its ability to provide rigorous information for professionals and health systems around the world.
Alberto Merchante-González, Chief of Public Health, Spanish Ministry of Health
