Publishing amendments - Cochrane Support only

Amendments handled by Cochrane Support

  • From April 2024 Cochrane Support will publish all amendments requested by MEs on group EM sites - both with and without new citation.
  • MEs from CES are able to initiate amendments on CEMD.

Follow the right guidance!


Type of amendmentInstructions
Amendment with no new citation, new LfPs (to add RevMan data package)Below on this page
Amendment with no new citation, no LfPs (RevMan data package already present, no previous RevMan 5 file present, or justification for carrying over RevMan 5 file)Living systematic review or amendment with no new citation
Amendment with new citation, new DoIs, new LfPs - requested by MEs on group EM sitesAmendments
Living systematic review with no new citation - requested by MEs on group EM sites

Living systematic reviews

First publication of a Living systematic review after April 2023, to add RevMan data package

Below on this page


See also detailed instructions in Helpdesk Canned Actions. 

If you are in any doubt about how to process an amendment please contact Rachel Klabunde or Ursula Gonthier 

Amendment with no new citation, plus License for publication forms (to add RevMan data package)

Invite authors to submit amended version

  1. Locate the published protocol or review in Submissions with Final Disposition > Accept. 
  2. Solicit commentary. 
  3. Pre-Select Article Type for Invited Submissions generated from this Submission select article type Amendment
  4. Invite Author from the Action menu and search for the Corresponding Author. 
  5. Choose Assignment email ​​​​​​​Amendment assignment - new citation and/or LfPs
  6. Customize the assignment email to confirm authors should expect automated notifications regarding submission and Licence for publication forms.
  7. You have the option to copy co-authors into the assignment email. 
  8. Add an 'Amended' What's New Event in RevMan with a relevant description.
  9. Proxy as Corresponding Author to submit.
  10. All authors must be added to the submission to ensure the correct notifications are triggered for License for Publication forms.

Select License for publication and move to production 

  1. Locate the submission in Archie and view the History to confirm the License type for the previous published version.  
  2. Open the submission Details in Editorial Manager and check the License for publication field. Select the same licence type as for the previous published version. 
  3. Submit Editor's Decision > Accept and follow the process to Initiate Production. 
  4. Specify in the Production Notes 'Amendment due to XXX (reason for amendment). No copy edit required.'
  5. The Collect LFP Forms task should be triggered in the Production Task History.
  6. The submission will publish when authors have submitted all License for publication forms. 
  7. On publication, the amended status will show on the Cochrane Library.