Contact authors of Cochrane Reviews

Eligibility criteria

The Contact Person for each published Cochrane Review receives an online complimentary A complimentary online subscription to the Cochrane Library is offered to the Contact Person of each published Cochrane Review, courtesy of Wiley. The complimentary subscription lasts is valid for 2.5 years from the publication date of the review's most recent citation version.  This does Complimentary subscriptions do not apply to Protocolsprotocols.

Setting up a complimentary subscription

The Contact Person for each Cochrane Review will receive an automated notification from Archie with details on how to set up their complimentary subscription once all the licence for publication forms for the review have been signed. Complimentary access will start once the Cochrane Review has been published. Further information is available in Archie HelpContact authors can access their complimentary subscription via their Cochrane Account. They may also choose to donate their subscription to a named individual. See specific instructions in the Archie Knowledge Base.

Cochrane Groups

Each At least one staff member of each Cochrane Group is entitled to at least one complimentary subscription.

Activating complimentary subscriptions

People need to have their complimentary subscription activated before the next steps; see Archie Help for instructions on how to activate a complimentary subscription. Contact authors of Cochrane Reviews can access their complimentary subscription as soon as all co-authors have signed the licence for publication form for the Cochrane Review.

From 20 August 2013 onwards, people with activated complimentary access need to login to Archie and click on the link to the Cochrane Library at the top of the page. This takes the user directly to the Cochrane Library. These steps need to be followed each time the person wishes to gain full access to the Cochrane Library.

Donating complimentary subscriptions

Contact Persons for Cochrane Reviews or other people or entities with a complimentary subscription are able to donate their complimentary subscription to someone else with an entry in Archie.

About this policy

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online subscription to the Cochrane Library, courtesy of Wiley. See instructions on how to activate access in the Archie Knowledge Base. Groups may contact Cochrane Support (support@cochrane.org) if additional subscriptions are needed.