Cochrane Advanced Review-author Support Program (CARS)
This program is aimed at experienced review authors (must have at least one published review in The Cochrane Library) who lack time or resources to update their reviews. The program offers some technical support with discrete tasks involved in updating a review (eg. running a search, entering data) for up to 10 hours per successful application.

Applicants must be able to clearly define the tasks they wish to have
undertaken on the application form. For example, provide a clearly designed data extraction form with enough information so that someone without content knowledge could extract data from a trial. Additionally, successful applicants must be prepared to communicate with ACC staff to clarify tasks and provide further information as necessary.

Review authors are at all times responsible for the quality and content of the updated review. All decisions about the process and methods of the review, particularly decisions about inclusion and exclusion of studies, remain their responsibility.

Applications (see application form) will be accepted at any time. We have a discrete budget and will accept applications according to current workload, using a waiting list if necessary, to ensure that we provide support to as many Australasian review authors as possible. There is an expectation that successful recipients of CARS will publish the updated review within 12 months of receiving CARS support.

Apply for CARS here.


Contact or Veronica Pitt or Donna Duyvestyn if you have any queries.



Other support from the Australasian Cochrane Centre staff

Members of the training team are available to discuss enquiries about Cochrane Systematic Reivews. Please direct your enquiries to Donna Duyvestyn, phone: (03) 9594 7553.