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Withdrawal policy: change in policy for protocols As of March 2022, protocols must not be withdrawn for any reason other than serious error. The current withdrawals policy can now be found on the Cochrane Library Editorial policies page. |
Protocols may be withdrawn for the same reasons as for reviews (see above) or for Prior to March 2022, protocols were also withdrawn for one of the following reasons:
- The protocol is was out of date and does did not meet the current methodological standards of Cochrane.
- Authors have had made no progress with this the protocol in XX months/years. New authors are , and new authors were being sought to take over this protocol.
- The protocol has had been split into or merged with other protocols (provide full references).
Protocols that have not been converted into full Cochrane Reviews within two years of publication should generally be withdrawn from the CDSR.
Withdrawing a protocol for a Cochrane Review generates generated a new citation version.
Up to 16 December 2014, withdrawn protocols were removed from the CDSR after one issue of publication. From this date onwards, withdrawn protocols remain published to maintain the public record of publication and to complement the inclusion in PROSPERO.
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