1 July 2024: The Editorial Publishing & Policy Resource is scheduled to be archived. This page may not contain the most updated version of the information and is being retained for reference until 1 August 2024.
Please see Production in the revised editorial guidance resource.
Prior to publication, Cochrane protocols, reviews, and updates go through Cochrane’s production process. Production includes copy editing, authors reviewing proofs, and a final proofread by copy editors.
Resources for authors:
- Author guidelines: preparing manuscripts for submission
- Author guidelines: correcting proofs
- Editorial Manager instructions for authors: review final proofs after copy editing
- Editorial Manager instructions for authors: final queries from the copy editor
For a full description of the production process, see Copy Edit Support.