This EPPR BETA site shows the proposed restructure of the current EPPR website (https://community.cochrane.org/editorial-and-publishing-policy-resource)

For information, please contact Harriet MacLehose .

Note that OOD in a page title indicated that the content is out of date and needs to be updated/revised.

EPPR includes policy, information, editor notes (guidance on how to implement the policies), and related content (e.g. links to training resources).


Summary of editorial policies

  • Authorship and contributorship: Cochrane has criteria on authorship, managing the conflict when an Editor is an author, and managing change in authorship. (Guidance is provided on related matters.)
  • Plagiarism: Cochrane editorial teams take measures to prevent, detect, and address plagiarised content in Cochrane Reviews.

Information or support

  • Libel: is this still needed?
  • Leave out reprints (covered in CLIB)

Mapping of current EPPR content

WebsitePublic/privateAudienceExample content
EPPRPublicAll: editorial staff, users/readers, authorsPolicy statements
The Cochrane LibraryPublicUsers/readers of The Cochrane Library, authorsAccess to Clib
Editors PortalPrivate (Archie log-in)AMEs/MEs/Editors/Co-Eds/Associate Editors and Senior Editors

Policy guidance

Author ResourcesPublicAuthors
CommunityPrivate (Archie log-in)All Cochane membersOrganisational information



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