Cochrane's standard editorial and publishing policies and practices for articles published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.






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

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General editorial policiesGeneral publishing policiesFor Editors: editorial management



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.

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