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.


Languagecochrane.org / Cochrane LibraryProject startMore
Croatiancochrane.org/hr
www.cochranelibrary.com/croatian-search		2013Cochrane Croatia website, news and social media
Dutchcochrane.org/nl
www.cochranelibrary.com/dutch-search		2023Cochrane Belgium website, Cochrane Netherlands website
Frenchcochrane.org/fr
www.cochranelibrary.com/french-search		2011Cochrane France website, news, newsletters and social media
Germancochrane.org/de
www.cochranelibrary.com/german-search		2014Cochrane 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
Hindicochrane.org/hi
www.cochranelibrary.com/hindi-search		2023Cochrane India website
Hungariancochrane.org/hu
www.cochranelibrary.com/hungarian-search		2023Cochrane Hungary website and social media
Indonesiancochrane.org/id
www.cochranelibrary.com/indonesian-search		2023Cochrane Indonesia website
Japanesecochrane.org/ja
www.cochranelibrary.com/japanese-search		2011Cochrane Japan website and social media
Koreancochrane.org/ko
www.cochranelibrary.com/korean-search		2014Cochrane Korea website
Malaycochrane.org/ms
www.cochranelibrary.com/malay-search		2014Cochrane Malaysia website, news and social media
Persian (Farsi)cochrane.org/fa
www.cochranelibrary.com/farsi-search		2017Cochrane Iran website, news and social media
Polishcochrane.org/pl
www.cochranelibrary.com/polish-search		2015Cochrane Poland website, news and social media
Portuguesecochrane.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)

Romaniancochrane.org/ro
www.cochranelibrary.com/romanian-search		2023Cochrane Romania website
Russiancochrane.org/ru
www.cochranelibrary.com/russian-search		2014Cochrane 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 Chinesecochrane.org/zh-hans
www.cochranelibrary.com/chinese-search		2014

Cochrane China Network website, news and social media

Cochrane Knowledge Translation Framework Simplified Chinese translation

SpanishBiblioteca Cochrane (Spanish Cochrane Library) cochrane.org/es1998Cochrane 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
Thaicochrane.org/th
www.cochranelibrary.com/thai-search		2017Cochrane Thailand website
Traditional Chinesecochrane.org/zh-hant
www.cochranelibrary.com/traditionalchinese-search		2013Cochrane Taiwan website


Past and other translation projects

LanguageResponsible group / organisationProject details
French, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, SpanishWorld 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
FrenchCochrane 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
GermanCochrane 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
PortugueseCochrane 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
Simplified ChineseChina 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
Traditional ChineseCenter 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)
TurkishKanitlar, Derya Senturk