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Note: The term "Cochrane Reviews" is used to refer to both Cochrane Reviews and protocols for Cochrane Reviews. Policy statements included in this document are highlighted in bold, italic text. In this In this policy the term "Peer reviewer" describes someone who peer reviews a manuscript (previously referred to as a "Referee") and the term "review author" refers to the author of a Cochrane Review.
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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:
- potential conflicts of interest declaration;
- permission to include the peer reviewers name in the collated peer review comments to the author, in the acknowledgements section of the Cochrane Review and on the CRG website; and
- 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)*, plus a link to data protection. The suggested wording for a data protection statement is included in the standard workflow template task email 'C2 Decision: Agree to serve as peer reviewer?'
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- (only necessary if you are inviting the for the first time).
- A link to the Peer reviewer conduct information.