RevMan release notes

The RevMan 8.14.0 release includes the following changes:

New features and improvements

Dynamic analysis results are now available in the Abstract section.
It's now faster to add the first analysis in an analysis group as you can add it directly from the analysis group page
Reviews in your portfolio are now always highlighted when you navigate from a search, open a project or copy a review.
The Dashboard message when there is no project started on a Cochrane review was updated to help authors contact support. (Cochrane only)

Bug fixes

Fixed issue with sorting by completion date in portfolio Tasks reporting
Hazard Ratio and Rate Ratio options are now disabled for analyses with mixed data sources
The risk of bias summary is now displaying on the analysis list screen summary view), edit analysis graph tab and in the analysis supplementary material when the setting is enabled
Publication no longer blocked for long-format reviews with analyses excluded from publication (forest plots excluded in the publication package) (Cochrane only)

The RevMan 8.13.0 release includes the following changes:

New features and improvements

Make mentioning analysis number optional for dynamic analysis results
No personal information (name or e-mails) are captured in our front-end analytics tool
Contextual links to relevant handbook chapters for statistical options when selecting options for analyses
Options in Manage author/author support dialog disabled when review is inactive
Allow editor's copy to be created after the same PDF has been submitted twice (Cochrane only)

The RevMan 8.12.0 release includes the following changes:

New features and improvements

New functionality to insert dynamic analysis results into text to keep your reporting up to date. Inserted analysis results are automatically updated as the underlying data in the analyses changes.
Optimisation based on orgId, resulting in ~18% faster performance of the functionality to retrieve authors for all reviews within an organisation.

Bug fixes

Improved display of reference pop-ups in smaller text sections or near the top, ensuring the text editor toolbar no longer hides them.
Fixed handling of special characters that displayed incorrectly in the 'Manage author/author support' dialog in RevMan portfolio.
Fixed issue with internal links to headings within the same review section in the default view, ensuring they now navigate correctly to the linked section.
Fixed permissions for editors to allow them to revert to a previous version while the editorial/production lock is enabled on the review. (Cochrane only)
Improved handling of HTML entities in study names from CRS responses to prevent submission failures. (Cochrane only)
Fixed retrieval of incorrect DOI version when generating production package to ensure that the base DOI is the same as the published version. (Cochrane only)

The RevMan 8.11.0 release includes the following changes:

New features and improvements

Added functionality to remember link type and target when editing a link.
Published reviews only have one version marked as 'Published' in the History and shows the license and copyright information. (Cochrane only)

Bug fixes

Identified root cause for RevMan downtime on November 14 and released a fix.
Fixed issue where study import failed to match names with HTML entities.
Fixed 'Manage unit lead invitations' being greyed out despite pending invitations.
Set reviews to inactive when the project is closed.
Fixed that flexible reviews were created with an incorrect set of excluded characteristics.
Resolved problem where org admins could not edit reviews when the review was locked. (Cochrane only)
Allowed SysAdmins to move reviews. (Cochrane only)
Fixed that review group failed to show on RevMan Dashboard for reviews managed in Archie. (Cochrane only)
Ensured projects are only started on Porto reviews. (Cochrane only).

The RevMan 8.10.0 release includes the following changes:

New features and improvements

Enabled export and import of RoB1 files with the judgement type "Not applicable".
Moving between author and author support role is now managed in the Portfolio.
Added options to restrict who can transfer and move reviews at the organization level.
Added a loading icon for Portfolio lists.
Ensured a consistent order of study references in the view.
Updated review access and project status handling after publication and rejection. (Cochrane only)
Added confirmation for role changes in the Manage author/author support dialog to ensure. (Cochrane only)

Bug fixes

Self-notify about text section update: Users will now receive notifications when text sections are updated.
Special expand fields: These fields are now only included when combined with other expand fields.
lastPublishedDate: This field will no longer be set to null when a version is tagged or a review is reverted.

The RevMan 8.9.0 release includes the following changes:

New features and improvements

Introduced editorial and production locks to block unauthorized edits by authors and unit leads (Cochrane only).
Enabled search for reviews across all organizations, enhancing accessibility and efficiency (Cochrane System Admins only).
Porto codes now allow up to 8 characters - supporting any characters.
Moved the message about the order of figures and tables above the list (Cochrane only).
Removed the Focused Review Format pop-up for new reviews to improve user experience (Cochrane only).
Prevent the transfer of irrelevant review content when copying reviews in Porto; e.g. what's new events and History.

Bug fixes

Fixed issue with special characters not displaying correctly on the Author Invitation Page.
Addressed the problem where search results were not highlighted on the Assessment Due tab.

The RevMan 8.8.0 release includes the following changes:

New features and improvements

Managing roles on the review as a unit lead or organization administrator is now easier:

Author support role can be managed to grant access to edit the review without changing the author byline.
One dialog for related actions: adding, managing invitations, removing, changing contact person and moving between author and author support.
Multiple invitations can be sent swiftly.
You will have immediate feedback when a user is added or invited, to reassure that the operation was successful.

A P or R icon is displayed next to each review to indicate either the Protocol or the Review/Update stage. Icons are displayed in the RevMan Portfolio as well as on the My reviews page.

Bug fixes

Subscript and superscript nesting is prevented in text sections to avoid validation errors when processing the files for publication.