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  • Description of the change: Clarified the use of the date of publication field for studies listed in a trials register
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  • Description of the change: Updated guidance on how to cite version 6 of the Cochrane Handbook (whole Handbook, Chapters with authors, Chapters with editors) to version 6.2 (February 2021).
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  • Description of the change: Updates to contact details
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  • Description of the change: Updated details how to submit feedback.
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  • Description of the change: Clarified how to cite Cochrane Style Basics
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  • Description of the change: Added guidance about citing journal articles that have been submitted to a journal (but not accepted for publication) and journal articles published in multiple journals.
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  • Description of the change: Advice on hyphenation of 'co' changed: hyphens can now be used when the word following starts with a vowel. Well established words such as 'coincidence' should not be hyphenated.
    Advice on hyphenation of 'mid' added: hyphens should be used for all words that have 'mid-' as a prefix, except for common words that are never hyphenated (e.g. midnight)
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  • Description of the change: Clarified that Cochrane Reviews must be in either UK English or US English only.
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  • Description of the change: Updated guidance on citing different types of web-based references.
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