1 July 2024: The Editorial Publishing & Policy Resource is scheduled to be archived. This page may not contain the most updated version of the information and is being retained for reference until 1 August 2024.
Please refer to Rejection and appeals in the revised editorial guidance resource.
COPE resources
All Cochrane Review Groups are members of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE); see International editorial organizations: information for Cochrane Editors. Cochrane Editors will be guided by COPE's core practices and guidelines. COPE maintains a collection of resources on complaints and appeals.
Webinar recordings
Note: These resources were produced prior to the updated appeals process active from 27 October 2022.
Webinar recording and slides (November 2017) from 'Editorial policy update: rejecting Cochrane Reviews and the appeals process' on Cochrane Training.