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- Published protocol (for reviews);
- Title proposal/registration form (for protocols)
- Full manuscript (note that this should only be shared with peer reviewers after the invitation to review has been accepted);
- Screening documents from the screening team at the Editorial and Methods Department, if available;
- Review-specific information, such as completed data extraction forms and copies of the included/excluded studies (for reviews)
- Peer review checklist – either the generic Cochrane version, the CRG-specific version, or the mandatory sections of the peer review checklist if no checklist is used (see section 4.1), including:
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- potential conflicts of interest declaration;
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- permission to include the peer reviewers name in the collated peer review comments to the author, in the
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- acknowledgements section of the Cochrane Review and on the CRG website;
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- mandatory statements
- Details of who to contact with questions or concerns;
- Specific peer reviewer guidance from the CRG*.
- A link to the “Resources for peer reviewers” page of the EPPR, including information on PubLons, ORCID, MECIR standards and The Committee on Publication Ethics Guidelines for peer reviewers. (see Section 2 “Peer review conduct” for further information)*.
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If a CRG does not use the standard Cochrane peer review checklists, the following sections/statements must be included in the materials sent to the peer reviewer, and the responses reviewed and recorded appropriately in Archie.
Permissions and anonymity | Yes | No |
I am willing to be identified as the author of this peer referee feedback (If no, please provide reasons below) |
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I am willing to be acknowledged in the published Cochrane Protocol / Review |
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I am willing to be acknowledged on the Cochrane [Review Group/DTA] website |
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Reasons:
Please include your name and affiliation as you wish it to appear:
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From January 2019, and consistent with Cochrane's core principles, including open and transparent communication and decision making, all CRGs will adopt a named peer review process, in which the Cochrane Review author and peer reviewer know each other’s names and affiliations during the peer review process. See section 2 of the Cochrane Peer Review Policy.
During the implementation phase of the peer review policy (until January 2019), peer reviewers may wish to opt out of named peer review and remain anonymous to the authors. The following describes a suggested method for managing this process when using Archie Workflows.
When peer reviewers return comments to CRGs through whatever format (e.g. checklist or email with a list of comments), the CRG should check that the peer reviewer has agreed to take part in named peer review. If the peer reviewer wishes to remain anonymous, the CRG should add a note to the peer reviewer’s Properties sheet in Archie as follows:.
Ensure the reviewer has been assigned a Group role of Referee.
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We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of all peer reviewers. The Cochrane X Group aims to involve clinical peer and consumer reviewers in the assessment of all protocols and reviews before publication. The following people have contributed to the peer review process in 2018:
Clinical reviewers:
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Consumer reviewers:
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We also wish to acknowledge reviewers who have chosen to remain anonymous.
See Cochrane Wounds for an example of how the annual lists of peer reviewers can be displayed on the CRG website.
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If the Cochrane Review authors agree and permission is granted by the peer reviewer (as requested in the peer review checklist), peer reviewers should be acknowledged in the published Cochrane Review. A suitable acknowledgement might be: “The authors [or the CRG Editorial Team, if you prefer] are grateful to the following peer reviewers for their time and comments: [Insert peer reviewer names and affiliations]”
If peer reviewers would prefer to remain anonymous use wording to ensure that it is clear how many peer reviews were involved in the process, for example: "The authors [or the CRG Editorial Team, if you prefer] are grateful to the following peer reviewers for their time and comments: [insert peer reviewer names and affiliations], and also to the [insert number of anonymous peer reviewers] who wish to remain anonymous.
8.3 Other forms of acknowledgment
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Peer review comments should be collated before sending to the Authors. Ensure that peer reviewer names and affiliations are included for those participating in named peer review, and removed for those not participating in named peer review. Peer reviewer comments may be edited for clarity and also if they are contrary to Cochrane standards; comments may also be merged or prioritised.
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