Editing supplementary materials

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Supplementary materials are generated for Cochrane Reviews from RevMan. Most are automatically generated from what is included in the Data section of RevMan.

See further guidance on Supplementary materials.


Search strategies and other supplementary materials

Search strategies and other supplementary materials are editable in the Contents section in RevMan. 


Other supplementary materials 

Authors can include other supplementary materials that contain additional data and information that support or enhance the article. 

Suitable names for these additional supplementary materials should be provided. Final decisions about whether they are suitable for inclusion rests with the editor. 


Edit Characteristics of studies 

See Characteristics of studies.


Footnotes in Characteristics of studies tables

Footnotes (e.g. for codes or abbreviations) in Characteristics of studies tables can be added in either Default view or Full Text. 

In Default view, select to edit an individual study and add footnotes for abbreviations. The footnotes will appear below every study of the same type, e.g. an abbreviation footnote added to an excluded study, will appear below every study in the Characteristics of Excluded studies table.  


In Full Text view, select Characteristics of studies on the left-hand side menu. In each Characteristics of studies table (Included, Excluded, Ongoing, Awaiting Classification) there is a 'Footnotes (shared)' text field for every study, where you can add your footnotes. The footnotes will appear below every study in the table. 

All shared footnotes will appear together at the end of the list of studies in the published review.