The new Cochrane Fast-Track Service provides a rapid ‘journal-like’ editorial process for some of Cochrane’s highest priority reviews.
The Fast-Track editorial process is managed by the Editorial and Methods Department Fast-Track Team, in collaboration with the relevant Cochrane Review Group. It will draw on the combined expertise and resources of the Editorial and Methods Department, Cochrane Review Groups, Networks and Methods Groups to ensure a rapid and streamlined editorial process.
The Fast-Track Service will:
- expedite the publication of high-priority, high-quality reviews
- support Cochrane Review Groups and Networks to deliver on their strategic plans
- offer flexibility and speed to systematic review authors
- attract high-impact reviews that may otherwise not be published with Cochrane
We have comprehensive acceptance criteria for the Fast-Track Service. The key points are that a review may be eligible if it:
- focuses on an important topic that will influence policy or practice. For example, your review may be addressing a key knowledge gap or have been commissioned by a guideline developer or consumer group and
- is of high quality, and requires no major revisions prior to publication and
- has a protocol. This does not have to be published with Cochrane, as long as it complies with our policy on protocols.
If you think your review is a good fit of the Fast-Track Service, please contact the Fast-Track Managing Editor, Helen Wakeford, on fast-track@cochrane.org to discuss your application further.
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