View a version
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View a version
To view a version of the review, select that version from the review History and click View.
A pop up window with the review will appear. You can see the notes for that version of the review by clicking the "Show notes" button, and can navigate between sections of the review in the View by selecting the appropriate section from the "Go to:" drop down menu at the top of the View window.
Tracked changes and yellow highlighting are always visible when viewing a previous version with Notes or track changes. Click Show notes for yellow notes to appear. The text above the note gives a date stamp and identifies the user who last modified the relevant section.
Please note, when Viewing a version of a review, everything that will be included in a published review will be visible. Sections that will not be published will not be visible in the View of a review version (e.g., study-centric data, some author information, etc.).
You can close the View pop-up window by clicking the Close button on the bottom right corner, or clicking on another part of the RevMan Web dashboard.
View a tagged version | View a submitted version | |
|---|---|---|
| History panel availability | In RMW | In RMW and Submitted |
| View |
Click the View button below the History panel. The view will open in a pop up window on the same screen All tracked changes and yellow highlighting are visible automatically. Notes can be viewed by clicking the Show notes button. | |
| Share | Share the link to the viewing window with anyone who has permission to view the version (see table above) | |
Differences between views of a review in RevMan Web
There are multiple ways to view your review in RevMan Web.
Default view: this shows you everything in the review, via the left-hand navigation menu.
Full text view: this shows you everything in your review except for Dates and events, Analyses and forest plots, and Sources of support. To improve performance of this view, you can remove the restriction for study characteristics in 'Full text' view.
View of a version of a review: This shows you everything that will be published in your review. Sections that will not be published will not be visible in the View of a review version (e.g., study-centric data, some author information, etc.).
Comparisons of versions of a review: This shows you a comparison of two Views of a review.
Viewing permissions
This section is relevant to Cochrane users only
Everyone with the correct group or document role can view reviews in RevMan Web. Access is dependent on:
- Review phase (editorial or authoring)
- Read/write permissions linked to your role
The Review Dashboard is accessible to everyone, in all phases, for all reviews.
Shared phase versions are those sent from Authoring to Editorial, or from Editorial to Authoring. Both authors and editors can view these versions.
| Editorial staff* | Author | Author Support | Contact Editor | Copy Editor Editor | Editor Support | Consumer Reviewer | Peer Reviewer Feedback Editor | Statistician | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authoring phase | Review editable View all versions stored on Review History | Review editable View all versions stored on Review History | Review not editable View versions stored on Review History where phase is Editorial or Shared | Review not editable View versions stored on Review History where phase is Editorial or Shared |
| Editorial phase | Review not editable View versions stored on Review History where phase is Authoring or Shared | Review editable View all versions stored on Review History |
*Editorial staff group roles
Administrative assistant - Assistant Information Specialist - Assistant Managing Editor - Coordinating Editor - Deputy Coordinating Editor - Editorial Assistant - Information Specialist - Managing Editor