Editorial Guidance Resource

Providing guidance on the Cochrane Library's editorial policies to Central Editorial Service editors and others supporting editorial functions.


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In this resource

Pre-publication processes

Proposals to conduct new Cochrane reviews

Managing gold open access

Authorship and contributorship

Peer review

Rejection and appeals

Licence for publication

Multiple Cochrane groups providing support


Post-publication notes

Editorial notes

What's new events

Comments on published articles


Standards

Standards for Cochrane reviews

Reporting search dates in Cochrane reviews

Supplemental data and files

Production


Research integrity

Plagiarism

Conflicts of interest and Cochrane Library content

Serious errors in published articles

Withdrawing articles published in the CDSR


Access, re-use and co-publication

Access to archive of Cochrane reviews

Complimentary access options

Co-publication agreements with other journals


Editorial conduct

Commitment to authors

Dissemination activities

Publishing ethics

Professional organizations


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About this resource

The Editorial Guidance Resource is designed to provide guidance on the Cochrane Library's editorial policies to Central Editorial Service editors and others supporting editorial functions.

It is a revised and consolidated version of Cochrane's Editorial and Publishing Policy Resource (EPPR). The EPPR was launched in 2019 and is scheduled to be archived on 1 August 2024.

For comments, queries, or suggestions for changes, please email cschorfheide [at] cochrane [dot] org with subject line 'EGR feedback'.