4.2.4  Dates

4.2.4.1 Assessed as up to date

The date on which the review was last assessed as being up to date will often coincide with the date on which the authors submit the review for consideration to be published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR).

See also

• Specific criteria for describing a review as up to date appear in Chapter 3 (Section 3.3.2).

4.2.4.2 Date of search

This date is used to help determine whether a review has been updated, and to inform the date on which the review is assessed as being up to date. It will not be published in the CDSR.

See also

• Specific criteria for specifying the date of search appear in Chapter 3 (Section 3.3.3).

• Search methods are discussed in detail in Chapter 6 (Section 6.3).

4.2.4.3 Next stage expected

 A date for internal use only (it will not be published in the CDSR) indicating when the completed review (for protocols) or the next review update (for reviews) is due.

See also

• Policies for updating reviews are described in Chapter 3 (Section 3.1).

4.2.4.4 Protocol first published

The issue of the CDSR in which the protocol was first published (for example, Issue 2, 2004). The date cannot be edited in RevMan.

4.2.4.5 Review first published

The issue of the CDSR in which the full review was first published (for example, Issue 1, 2005). The date cannot be edited in RevMan.

4.2.4.6 Last citation issue

The issue of the CDSR in which the current citation version of the review was first published (for example, Issue 1, 2007). The date cannot be edited in RevMan.

See also

• Citation versions are discussed in detail in Chapter 3 (Section 3.2)