News from the IMS

Archie running on new server

May 7, 2012

Archie has been moved to a new, improved hardware infrastructure, aiming at getting a faster and more reliable system in order to increase productivity and user satisfaction.

If you experience any problems following the upgrade, please use the Archie Problem Reporting Form or email support@ims.cochrane.org.

Time for i-IMS?

March 6, 2012

Do you wish you had Archie and RevMan in your pocket? Or have you already tried Archie on your mobile? Tell us more in the three Community discussion threads:

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Archie 3.8 released

January 12, 2012

This release includes improvements of many existing functions, as well as many exciting new features, including PDF preview, review file folders and note search. See What's new for the details.

RevMan 5.1.6 update relased

December 12, 2011

This update fixes a problem introduced in RevMan 5.1.5 (see below) and a few more minor issues. You can download the update from the Updates page or wait for the automatic update prompt to appear in RevMan.

Error in RevMan 5.1.5

December 9, 2011

RevMan 5.1.5 released on 5 December introduces a bug that prevents the forest plot graph scale for continuous outcomes to be set higher than 1. We will release an update that fixes the problem on 12 December through the ordinary channels (automatic notification). If you have an urgent need, you can download a pre-release of the update from the Updates page.

Updated Workflows User Guide

October 31, 2011

For MEs and other core editorial base staff - see the Workflows section.

Archie 3.7 released

October 11, 2011

This release includes revised workflow templates (version 1.4) and other improvements to the workflow system, as well as other new overall functions. See What's new for the details.

'Top Tips for Authors' updated

September 21, 2011

Top tips for Authors using RevMan 5 and Archie has been updated

Go to the RevMan Documentation section to access the document.

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About the IMS

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Our central server for managing documents, contacts details and workflows, Archie

Archie and RevMan

RevMan is the software used for preparing and maintaining Cochrane reviews.

Together, they enable contributors to the Cochrane Collaboration to meet the demands of producing high quality systematic reviews of the evidence of the effects of healthcare and deliver these for publication in The Cochrane Library and elsewhere.

Future IMS development

Possible future IMS development is described in the IMS budget request 2009-2012.

The Cochrane Collaboration

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Projects, on current and future development of the IMS.
Support, a list of all the resources to get support for and from the IMS.
The Organization behind the IMS.