In this section: RevMan | RevMan 5 | GRADEpro GDT | Covidence | R | Stata | Microsoft Excel
- When writing the URL, always include the preceding 'http://' or 'https://'.
RevMan
Example: Review Manager (RevMan) [Computer program]. Version 7.2.0. The Cochrane Collaboration, 2024. Available at revman.cochrane.org.
Note: use the most up-to-date version number (edition) and date. Check the RevMan Help Menu: Help > About. Details are available in the RevMan Knowledge Base.
| Reference ID | RevMan 2024 |
| Reference type | Computer program |
| English title | Review Manager (RevMan) |
| Date of publication | 2024 |
| Edition | 7.12.0 |
| Publisher name | The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Medium | Available at https://revman.cochrane.org |
RevMan 5
Example: Review Manager 5 (RevMan 5) [Computer program]. Version 5.4. Copenhagen: The Cochrane Collaboration, 2020.
Note: RevMan 5 is no longer supported by Cochrane.
| Reference ID | Review Manager 2020 |
| Reference type | Computer program |
| English title | Review Manager 5 (RevMan 5) |
| Date of publication | 2020 |
| Edition | 5.4 |
| Publisher name | The Cochrane Collaboration |
| City of publication | Copenhagen |
GRADEpro GDT
Example: GRADEpro GDT [Computer program]. Version accessed 6 August 2023. Hamilton (ON): McMaster University (developed by Evidence Prime). Available at gradepro.org.
| Reference type | Computer program |
| English title | GRADEpro GDT |
| Date of publication | 2023 Note: this should be the same year as the date accessed in the field below. |
| Edition | accessed 6 August 2023 Note: when computer programs are browser-based and do not have an explicit version number, supply an accessed date instead of a version number. Note: do not add 'Version' in Edition field; it is added automatically |
| Publisher name | McMaster University (developed by Evidence Prime) |
| City of publication | Hamilton (ON) |
| Medium | Available at https://www.gradepro.org |
Covidence
Example: Covidence [Computer program]. Version accessed 10 January 2023. Melbourne, Australia: Veritas Health Innovation. Available at covidence.org.
| Reference type | Computer program |
| English title | Covidence |
| Date of publication | 2023 Note: this should be the same year as the date accessed in the field below. |
| Edition | accessed 10 January 2023 Note: when computer programs are browser-based and do not have an explicit version number, supply an accessed date instead of a version number. Note: do not add 'Version' in Edition field; it is added automatically |
| Publisher name | Veritas Health Innovation |
| City of publication | Melbourne, Australia |
| Medium | Available at https://www.covidence.org |
R
Example: R: A language and environment for statistical computing [Computer program]. Version 4.3.3. Vienna, Austria: R Foundation for Statistical Computing, 2024. Available at https://www.r-project.org.
| Reference type | Computer program |
| English title | R: A language and environment for statistical computing |
| Date of publication | 2024 |
| Edition | 4.3.3 |
| Publisher name | R Foundation for Statistical Computing |
| City of publication | Vienna, Austria |
| Medium | Available at https://www.r-project.org |
Stata
Example: Stata [Computer program]. Version 15. College Station, TX, USA: StataCorp, 2024. Available from www.stata.com.
| Reference type | Computer program |
| English title | Stata |
| Date of publication | 2023 |
| Edition | 18 |
| Publisher name | StataCorp |
| City of publication | College Station, TX, USA |
| Medium | Available from https://www.stata.com |
Microsoft Excel
Example: Microsoft Excel [Computer program]. Version 2405. Microsoft Corporation, 2024. Available from https://office.microsoft.com/excel.
| Reference type | Computer program |
| English title | Microsoft Excel |
| Date of publication | 2024 |
| Edition | 2405 |
| Publisher name | Microsoft Corporation |
| City of publication | |
| Medium | Available from https://office.microsoft.com/excel |