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- Authors submit a proposal to conduct a new Cochrane Review to the central Editorial Manager site.
- A member of the Evidence Production and Methods Directorate (EPMD) initiates a ‘Discussion’ on the central Editorial Manager site, inviting members from the relevant CRG to begin a conversation about the proposal.
- The CRG’s Co-ordinating Editor, Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editor, Information Specialist, and any other editors nominated by the CRG can be involved in discussions. To nominate additional members from a CRG to be involved in proposal discussions, please email support@cochrane.org with the person’s details (name, email address, affiliated CRG), specifying whether the person will be involved in assessing proposals covering specific topics only, and the names/keywords for the topics they will consider.
- Participants in the discussion will be asked in Editorial Manager to choose one of the following options for the proposal, and will be provided with a link to the guidance on making their choice:
- CRG to take the proposal forward
- EPMD to take the proposal forward
- Reject the proposal
- For options 1 and 2, the CRG editors will be asked to comment on whether they think the proposed article could be a high-profile or controversial review. In these cases, EPMD will liaise with the Cochrane Methods & Evidence Synthesis Development team and the Cochrane communications team about potential support for authors.
- Depending on which option is selected, the subsequent processes will differ.
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