Editorial Process

 

Tittle to Protocols Stage - duration ≈ 6 - 7 months 

week 0 Reviewers send in Title Registration Form
week 2

Editorial Base check:

  • Within scope of Hypertension Group?
  • Title not already registered with Hypertension Group?
  • Discuss areas of common interest with authors of reviews on similar topic and negotiate.
  • Reviewers prepare Protocol (3 months from registration) using RevMan4, send to Review Group Co-ordinator.
  • Protocol checked by editorial base for Format, English and Content – discussed with reviewer until draft for editors prepared
week 14 Protocol sent around editorial board for comments (3 – 8 weeks).
week 22
  • Reviewers are sent editorial comment.
  • Reviewers revise and re-submit Protocol (1 month).
week 26 If satisfactory, the Protocol is published on the Cochrane Library.

 

Protocal to Review Stage - duration ≈ 1 year h2

week 0 Reviewers prepare Systematic Review (6 months) using RevMan4, send to Review Group Co-ordinator.
week 24 Systematic Review sent round editorial board and 2 external referees for comments (8 weeks).
week 30
  • Reviewers revise and resubmit Systematic Review (1 month)
  • Editorial Base check revised Systematic Review, if acceptable…
week 34
  • Publish Systematic Review on the Cochrane Library.
  • Reviewers to update Systematic Review every two years or whenever new data becomes available.