Changes to the Review Headers and Publication Icons
- Reason for Change
- Changes to protocol and review headers in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)
- Publication Icons (in CDSR)
Reason for Change
In the 2009 production system, the reviews (including header text) were reprocessed and republished each quarter. This allowed a new review to have a header with the text "Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 4, 2009 (Status in this issue: New)" for the first issue; the review was then reprocessed and republished in the next issue with the text "Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 4, 2009 (Status in this issue: Unchanged)".
The 2010 production system means that the header text must reflect the review's status and cannot change until the content of the review is changed and republished. The 2009 header text includes a hyperlink that readers can click to learn about the meaning of the various dates and statuses. The 2010 header text is self-explanatory, which means that readers do not need to 'link out' for further information; as a consequence therefore we will provide an improved experience for people using the PDF offline or in print.
Changes to protocol and review headers in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)
Protocol and review headers have been slightly re-worded (specifically the status and publication date information). The header will now reflect the review’s most recent status and cannot change until the content of the review is changed and republished.
2009 header:
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Publication Icons (in CDSR)
Users will see some different status icons in the search results and browse feature.
Publication icons are used to help guide end users through the CDSR content. The online publication icons will be displayed for one issue; for example, a new review will have the orange ‘new’ icon in Issue 1, but the icon will be removed when Issue 2 is published.
| 2009 (current) | 2010 (new) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Publication icon | New citation | Status | Publication icon | New citation |
| Unchanged | No icon | No | This status will no longer exist. If the authors do not update their review or protocol, these articles will no longer be labelled as "Unchanged". Articles will now retain their current status until the authors do update their article; for example "New search for studies and content updated (no change to conclusions) published in Issue 2, 2009". | ||
| New |  | Yes | New | | Yes |
| New search for studies completed, conclusions not changed |  | Sometimes* | New search for studies and content updated (no change to conclusions), published in Issue x, yyyy |  | Sometimes* |
| New search for studies completed, conclusions changed |  | Yes | New search for studies and content updated (conclusions changed), published in Issue x, yyyy | | Yes |
| Edited | No icon | Sometimes* | Edited (no change to conclusions), published in Issue x, yyyy | No icon | Sometimes* |
| Edited, conclusions changed |
| Yes | Edited (conclusions changed), published in Issue x, yyyy | | Yes |
| Withdrawn |  | Yes | Withdrawn from publication for reasons stated in the review, published in Issue x, yyyy | | Yes |
| Stable | No icon | No | Stable (no update expected for reasons given in 'What's new'), published in Issue x, yyyy | No icon | No |
| Major change (Note: Protocols only) |  | Yes | Amended to reflect a change in scope (see 'What's New'), published in Issue x, yyyy (Note: Protocols only) | | Yes |
| Commented |  | No | Comment added to review, published in Issue x, yyyy | | No |
* Exceptional circumstances (eg correction of serious error, new authorship, or an editorial assessment that the record merits a new citation).
Note: In 2010, users will still be able to search by the specific statuses: New; New search, Conclusions changed; Major change; Withdrawn; and Commented.
