We regularly translate Cochrane abstracts and plain language summaries in the following languages. These translations are published on the Cochrane Library and cochrane.org with the English Reviews, and they have their own translated version of cochrane.org, where you can browse and search in those languages. Projects vary in capacity and duration, so the number of available Review translations also varies from language to language. Hear more from our translation teams.
| Language | cochrane.org / Cochrane Library | Project start | More |
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| Croatian | cochrane.org/hr
www.cochranelibrary.com/croatian-search | 2013 | Cochrane Croatia website, news and social media |
| Dutch | cochrane.org/nl
www.cochranelibrary.com/dutch-search | 2023 | Cochrane Belgium website, Cochrane Netherlands website |
| French | cochrane.org/fr
www.cochranelibrary.com/french-search | 2011 | Cochrane France website, news, newsletters and social media |
| German | cochrane.org/de
www.cochranelibrary.com/german-search | 2014 | Cochrane Germany website, news, newsletters and social media
Cochrane Switzerland website, news, newsletters (French, German, Italian) and social media
Cochrane Austria website, news, newsletter and social media
'Wissen was wirkt' German-language blog
'Medizin Transparent' German-language blog answering patient questions
Cochrane Evidence Essentials in German |
| Hindi | cochrane.org/hi
www.cochranelibrary.com/hindi-search | 2023 | Cochrane India website |
| Hungarian | cochrane.org/hu
www.cochranelibrary.com/hungarian-search | 2023 | Cochrane Hungary website and social media |
| Indonesian | cochrane.org/id
www.cochranelibrary.com/indonesian-search | 2023 | Cochrane Indonesia website |
| Japanese | cochrane.org/ja
www.cochranelibrary.com/japanese-search | 2011 | Cochrane Japan website and social media |
| Korean | cochrane.org/ko
www.cochranelibrary.com/korean-search | 2014 | Cochrane Korea website |
| Malay | cochrane.org/ms
www.cochranelibrary.com/malay-search | 2014 | Cochrane Malaysia website, news and social media |
| Persian (Farsi) | cochrane.org/fa
www.cochranelibrary.com/farsi-search | 2017 | Cochrane Iran website, news and social media |
| Polish | cochrane.org/pl
www.cochranelibrary.com/polish-search | 2015 | Cochrane Poland website, news and social media |
| Portuguese | cochrane.org/pt
www.cochranelibrary.com/portuguese-search | 2013 | Cochrane Brazil website, news and social media
Cochrane Portugal website, news and social media Estudantes para Melhores Evidências (EME) |
| Romanian | cochrane.org/ro
www.cochranelibrary.com/romanian-search | 2023 | Cochrane Romania website |
| Russian | cochrane.org/ru
www.cochranelibrary.com/russian-search | 2014 | Cochrane Russia website, news, press releases, newsletter and social media
Russian Blogshots
Russian Podcasts
Cochrane Knowledge Translation Framework Russian translation
Cochrane Evidence Essentials in Russian |
| Simplified Chinese | cochrane.org/zh-hans
www.cochranelibrary.com/chinese-search | 2014 | Cochrane China Network website, news and social media Cochrane Knowledge Translation Framework Simplified Chinese translation |
| Spanish | Biblioteca Cochrane (Spanish Cochrane Library) cochrane.org/es | 1998 | Cochrane Iberoamerica website, news, press releases, newsletter and social media
Spanish Blogshots
Spanish Podcasts
Spanish resources for Review authors
Cochrane Interactive Learning in Spanish
Cochrane Responde
Nutrimedia
Estudiantes por la Mejor Evidencia
Cochrane Evidence Essentials in Spanish |
| Tamil (currently on hold) | cochrane.org/ta
www.cochranelibrary.com/tamil-search | 2014 |
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| Thai | cochrane.org/th
www.cochranelibrary.com/thai-search | 2017 | Cochrane Thailand website |
| Traditional Chinese | cochrane.org/zh-hant
www.cochranelibrary.com/traditionalchinese-search | 2013 | Cochrane Taiwan website |
Multi-language strategy
Cochrane’s Translation Strategy started in 2014, and an updated Multi-language strategy was approved in 2019. Our multi-language programme aims to make Cochrane evidence accessible and usable for people in different linguistic and cultural contexts.
We have established translation infrastructure and management, encouraged and invested in innovative and sustainable methods and approaches, and sourced partnerships to support the endeavour. Since the start of Cochrane's Knowledge Translation Framework in 2017, we have been working to ensure that translation and multi-language activities are aligned and incorporated with our knowledge translation programme. We aim to consider multi-language needs and perspectives across Cochrane's activities and to become a truly multi-language organisation.
Past and other translation projects
| Language | Responsible group / organisation | Project details |
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| French, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish | World Health Organization | - Scope: Review abstracts
- Priority setting: Topics relevant to the WHO Reproductive Health Library (not all content for all languages)
- Publication: WHO Reproductive Health Library
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| French | Cochrane Back, Musculoskeletal, Oral Health, Upper GI and Pancreatic Diseases, and Infectious Diseases Group & Center for the Development of Best Practices in Health, Cameroon | - Project duration: 2010-2012 (integrated with Cochrane France, when their translation project started)
- Scope: Review abstracts and plain language summaries
- Priority setting: Reviews of the respective groups
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| German | Cochrane Germany | - Project duration: 2004-2007
- Scope: Review plain language summaries
- Completed translations: 700 (largely outdated, partly updated by ongoing Cochrane Germany project)
- Publication: cochrane.org
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| Portuguese | Cochrane Brazil | - Scope: Review abstracts
- Completed translations: 650 (largely outdated, partly updated by ongoing Portuguese project)
- Publication: The Cochrane Library for Latin America and Caribbean; Cochrane Brazil website; Cochrane Brazil Consumer website
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| Simplified Chinese | China Effective Health Care Network &
Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group | - Project duration: 2012
- Scope: Review abstracts and plain language summaries
- Priority setting: Reviews of the Infectious Diseases Group
- Completed translations: 100 (largely outdated, but mostly updated by ongoing Simplified Chinese project)
- Publication: cochrane.org
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| Traditional Chinese | Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan | - Project duration: 2008-2011
- Scope: Review abstracts
- Completed translations: 3600 (largely outdated, partly updated by ongoing Cochrane Taiwan project)
- Publication: Cochrane Library and cochrane.org (now taken down, unless updated)
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| Turkish | Kanitlar, Derya Senturk | |