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For Cochrane Methodology Reviews, the structure of the title should adhere to one of the following formats (Methodology Reviews should be handled by the Methodology Review Group only):
- [Method] FOR [methodological problem/issue] e.g. Methods for obtaining unpublished data
- [Method A] VERSUS [Method B] FOR [methodological problem/issue] e.g. Blinded versus unblinded assessments of risk of bias in studies included in a systematic review
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The completed review proposal form should give the editorial team the information necessary to make an initial decision on the title. Criteria to consider are the:
- relevance to scope of of the Cochrane Review Group (CRG) – in situations where a CRG editorial team considers a proposed title to be potentially important but outside the scope of their group, contact the Network Associate Editor. This includes all Methodology Reviews which should be handled by the Methodology Review Group only;
- duplication of or overlap with existing reviews (also see Overlapping scope: editorial management);
- skills and experience of the review author team across content, methodology, and statistics; and
language ability (see Managing expectations: what does Cochrane expect of authors, and what can authors expect of Cochrane?).
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