Software tools to help you in various stages of your systematic review production.
ReviewManager (RevMan)
RevMan is Cochrane's bespoke software for writing Cochrane reviews.
RevMan has been designed to integrate with other systematic review software and new features and updates are added regularly. Cochrane review authors can log in to RevMan to view the dashboard (all reviews) and edit reviews online.
Watch a 6-minute YouTube tutorial for authors using RevMan.
RevMan is now available for non-Cochrane reviews. Click here to find out more.
- Log in to RevMan
- Subscribe to RevMan
- RevMan Knowledge base
- Practice and training in RevMan
- Learn to use study centric data management and analysis in RevMan
- RevMan development
Covidence
Covidence is software that complements RevMan in the process of Cochrane review production. Covidence allows you to collaborate online with your co-authors on tasks such as uploading and sharing search results, screening and selecting studies, data collection, and risk of bias assessment.
- How to work on your Cochrane review in Covidence
- Moving data from Covidence to RevMan (webinar)
- Covidence Knowledge base
GRADEpro GDT
GRADEpro is used to create summary of findings tables in Cochrane reviews. You can use it to import data from RevMan, perform calculations to present the key findings of your review, and conduct a GRADE assessment of the quality of the evidence.
EPPI-Reviewer
EPPI-Reviewer, developed by the EPPI-Centre at University College London, is a recommended web-based tool for Cochrane authors to support the development of systematic reviews from study screening through data collection, analysis and synthesis. It supports authors and editors in writing all types of reviews, particularly in complex areas including meta-analysis, framework synthesis, and thematic synthesis. EPPI-Reviewer is free to use for Cochrane authors, and you can log in using your Cochrane Account.